South Elgin

The Licht Family are in their sixth year of competing in the St. Charles Park District Halloween decorating competition at their home, which is located in the Thornwood subdivision in South Elgin.

Daiso, the Japanese discount store, is due to open its first Illinois locations in Crystal Lake and Oswego early next year.

A former Downers Grove firefighter has written a children’s book inspired by his backyard chickens

If you live in or around northern Kane County, chances are you’ve heard about the Longmeadow Parkway. Soon, you’ll get to drive it to cross the Fox River — and you won’t have to pay a toll.

WellNow Urgent Care opened its newest center today at 534 S. Randall Road, South Elgin.

A Kane County judge warned a driver involved in a Central school bus crash on Halloween 2022 that killed two passengers and severely injured a third that his time on electronic home monitoring requires him to be "perfect" or he will go to jail.

A 26-year-old South Elgin man has been charged with 45 felony counts related to video depictions of sexually explicit visual content depicting a child under age 18.

Victor D. Perez, 24, of South Elgin, was arrested on May 16 on a residential search warrant executed by the Kane County Child Exploitation Unit with the help of the South Elgin Police Department.

Matthew Habib and his wife, Jennifer Polit, are reopening their European-inspired restaurant Wednesday, May 22, at 322 Randall Road in South Elgin.

The Village Squire, 125 Washington St., West Dundee, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a series of events and promotions from May 13-30.

McHenry County is dealing with both a flood risk and a winter weather advisory that could bring more snow.

What are the top issues facing your county and what would you like to do to address those issues? Michael Kenyon: We have to be able to the provide services that people need like good roads, affordable housing, food, and medical help.

A South Elgin man was charged with sexually assaulting a patient at his chiropractic office in Campton Hills in December.

Kane County nonprofit organizations Friends of the Fox River and the River Corridor Foundation will host two separate meetings next week to inform the public about the controversial recommendation to remove Fox River dams.

Carpentersville water came in first, Geneva was second and Sugar Grove and Aurora tied for third, in an annual competition for the best tasting water in Kane County.

A McHenry County grand jury indicted these people on the following charges the week of Dec. 10 - 16, 2023.

Kane County grand jury indictments for the week of Oct. 17, 2023

A 17-year-old Elgin girl – whom prosecutors say was high on marijuana at the time – was indicted in causing a crash that killed two South Elgin High School students this summer.

Four people were hospitalized Wednesday night after a two-vehicle crash at Glidden and Base Line roads in Kingston shortly after 8:30 p.m., according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office is currently on the scene of a single-vehicle rollover crash on Crane Road, between Silver Glen Road and Bolcum Road in St. Charles.

People indicted by a McHenry County grand jury and the charges they are facing.

Perched not far from the Fox River, the restaurant is a welcoming destination for breakfast and lunch.

The accident, which happened on Route 25 near the high school, involved a Honda Civic and semi-truck.

The National Weather Service in the Romeoville office confirmed there were multiple tornadoes in Kane County Wednesday evening with reports in Lily Lake and South Elgin.

The National Weather Service in the Romeoville office said there were multiple tornadoes in Kane County Wednesday evening with confirmed reports only in Lily Lake and South Elgin.

Volunteers are continuing work to restore the Geneva Grotto, an altar in the woods, created when the Kane County Government Center was a seminary.

A bill that awaits the governor’s signature would “prohibit public and charter schools from prohibiting a student from wearing clothing that has cultural, ethnic or religious significance” at school or graduation ceremonies.

A South Elgin girl who was found Saturday after being taken by her mother six years ago has been reunited with her family in Illinois, according to South Elgin police.

A South Elgin girl who was abducted in 2017 has been found in North Carolina and her mother has been arrested, ABC 7 reported Monday.

The theater troupe's director, JP Quirk of South Elgin, promises a lighthearted, feel-good show filled with laughs.

After nearly four years as Carpentersville’s village manager, Eric Johnson is moving on to the Fox River Water Reclamation District.

A McHenry County grand jury indicted these people on the following charges.

Those charged with felonies by the Algonquin, Cary, Fox River Grove, Huntley, Lake in the Hills, Marengo, McHenry and Woodstock police departments as well as the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and North Central Narcotics Task Force the week of Sept. 18.

A McHenry County grand jury indicted these people on the following charges the week of Sept. 12, 2022.

The table was piled high with food – cans of black beans, a gallon of milk, a bag of rice, a carton of eggs, a fresh cantaloupe, a bag of pancake mix.

Since May 2021, Project DASH – of DoorDash – made 40,000 free deliveries of food throughout the region to Northern Illinois Food Bank clients.

Two people are charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a Wisconsin man at an Antioch apartment late Monday, police said Thursday afternoon.

The 91 beagles rescued by Anderson Humane from a breeding facility in Virginia were delivered to their foster families at the South Elgin facility on Tuesday, Aug. 9. 2022.

The World of Faeries Festival was held Saturday August 6, 2022 at Vasa Park in South Elgin.

Gloria Fisher of Crystal Lake will compete July 28 in the National Miss Amazing program, designed to offer women and girls the chance to grow their independence and self confidence.

Woodstock-based American Community Bank & Trust hired Dennis Harlow as its new vice president of commercial banking and added Emily Smith to its Board of Directors.

Esteban Peralez "lost it," reading his friend’s Facebook post that he lost his 10-year-old daughter in Tuesday's mass shooting. “I felt God talking to me that I had to do something.” That something will be a fundraiser in South Elgin.

Randall's Pancake House & Restaurant in South Elgin is a relaxed destination for hearty breakfast and luncheon favorites.

Honey Berry Pancakes and Cafe is a tasty breakfast and lunch spot tucked in a Randall Road shopping plaza just north of Stearns Road in South Elgin.

A woman accused of maltreating 14 dogs, three of which died, pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor animal cruelty.

Members of Friends of the Fox River plan to hold more than 20 river cleanup and celebration events Saturday as part of “It’s Our Fox River Day” along 60 miles of the river from Yorkville north to McHenry.

Illinois State recruit Lauren Cohen scored 27 points to lead Glenbard South past South Elgin Friday.

Aaron Wafford scored 26 points to lead South Elgin past Glenbard South Friday.

South Elgin police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Kayla Unbehaun, 9, who they believe was abducted by her mother, Heather Unbehaun, police announced in a news release

A 9-year-old girl from South Elgin and her mother were reported missing July 6 after the girl was not there when her father came to pick her up after a court ordered visitation, Wheaton police said