Cary News

CARY – The District 26 school board could make two major decisions this month after receiving input from a key committee this week.

Two Cary residents were arrested in Lake Zurich Oct. 15, in a drug bust that allegedly netted 63 marijuana plants in an indoor growing operation in a home.

David Sanmiguel and his girlfriend Brittany Munnich take a break from the long lines while waiting to register for classes at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake.

The following is a listing of Halloween events in the area. Kane County SAVE HAVEN TRICK-OR-TREATING, 3 to 7 p.m. Oct.

An Elburn man received two years probation and a suspended 100-day jail sentence after pleading guilty Monday to a reduced sex abuse charge stemming from a 2007 case involving a Cary 14-year-old. Sean A. Lewis, 20, admitted guilt to criminal sexual abuse under a plea deal in which he must also register as a sex offender for 10 years, pay a $1,000 ...

Steve Plontke of Crystal Lake attaches address numbers to a mailbox post as Mackenzie Allen rakes leaves outside of the Children's Center For Autism in Cary as other volunteers do house repairs.

Following is a list of recommended trick or treat times on Halloween day. Algonquin – 3 to 7 p.m. Carpentersville – 3 to 7 p.m. Cary – 4 p.m. to dusk Crystal Lake – 3 to 7 p.m. Fox River Grove – noon to dusk Hampshire – 3 to 8 p.m. Harvard – 5 to 8 p.m. Hebron – 1 to 6 p.m. Holiday Hills ...

Five-year-old Ginger Ramirez of Buffalo Grove is congratulated by her mom April after singing "Part of Your World" from "The Little Mermaid" during Disney auditions at Woodfield mall Wednesday.

Morton "Mort" Lee Landreth, 82, of Princeton died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton.

CARY – District 26 board members made it clear Tuesday that they don't want to repeat past mistakes if they decide to shutter another school.

Kathy Brandwein , a fourth-grade teacher at Maplewood Elementary School, and Nicole Taylor , who has a daughter at the school, react as District 26 superintendent Brian Coleman talks about the recommendation to close Maplewood.

Fire officials reported no injuries in a Monday evening fire on Lloyd Street in Cary.

CARY – Nervous parents could get some answers on the looming prospect of a school closure tonight, but District 26 officials won't take any final action at the meeting.

HEBRON – When John Nixon moved to Hebron two years ago, he thought that he had done his homework.

CARY – Two men in a Cary crash Thursday evening have released from the hospital.

CARY – Village officials are preparing to jump into the planning stages of a massive road project.

Ah, Halloween, a time for mischief, mayhem and dark makeup colors. But if you live in Lake in the Hills, it's time to get your house Halloween-ready. The village is holding a house-decorating contest called "Ghost, Goblins and Ghouls, Oh My," which lets residents show off their creepy, yet creative sides for the whole town to see.

In response to the guest column written by Shawna Egan, president of the Children's Center of Autism in Cary in which she charges the Mental Health Board with spending taxpayer money on “bigger and better office space” while social service agencies are struggling with funding cuts, I would like to clarify a number of points.

CARY – Cary police are searching for three men they said entered an apartment late Tuesday, robbing the occupants at gunpoint.

CRYSTAL LAKE – A traffic accident sent two people to the hospital and temporarily closed southbound lanes on Route 31 on Saturday afternoon.