Matthew Nickerson

Residents will get a discount of up to $70 a year on summer sewer bills starting in May, but they may be hit with higher sewer and water rates by...

Menard's, a chain of home supply stores, will take ownership of the vast, vacant Kmart store on Irving Park Road, a village official has announced. Menard's will take over May...

The Village Board has voted unanimously to reject an ordinance supported by Mayor John Stark that would reduce the number of village liquor licenses by one. The law would have...

Village trustees are urging Elgin Unit School District U46 to make safety improvements requested by parents at Laurel Hill Elementary School. "I don't sense a strong concern for safety and...

After hours of training in the 16 steps of the Elementary Conflict Management Process, Vinnie Rubino handled his first case this week: two groups of 4th grade girls who called...

A proposal to build an electric plant at the Mallard Lake landfill has neighboring Hanover Park worried the facility could prove a nuisance. Michigan Cogeneration Systems Inc. has applied for...

Elgin Unit School District 46 officials expect to approach the Du Page County Forest Preserve District with a land-swap proposal intended to pave the way for Bartlett's first high school....

Good Samaritan Hospital officials unveiled their new heliport Wednesday in an event marked by the appearance of a noisy flock of birds and the absence of opponents of the project....

Since 1980, 138 people in Kane County have been diagnosed with AIDS, the fourth-highest total of any Illinois county, according to health officials. But an estimated 10 times as many...

A popular tavern that has served as a local watering hole since before World War I had its liquor license suspended for 30 days in a hearing this week. Mayor...