Cary News

FOX RIVER GROVE – Police are seeking help from the public to nab culprits who stole $45,000 of construction equipment from crews working along Route 14.

"Mom jailed in pit bulls' fatal mauling of son" -- San Francisco Chronicle. Twelve-year-old Nicholas Faibish was killed in his basement when his family's two pit bulls attacked him.

After casting one of the two votes against closing Maplewood School on Monday night, District 26 school board President David Ruelle resigned from the board effective immediately.

Westbound traffic along Algonquin Road slows to a crawl Monday evening in the construction zone between Sandbloom Road and Route 25 in Algonquin.

A pile of garbage caught on fire about 1:45 p.m. Saturday at Lowe Enterprises in Cary.

A large fire at a Cary industrial property kept firefighters from several departments busy and sent think waves of dark smoke across the area Saturday afternoon.

WHAT: BAND BASH WHEN: 7 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Community Center, 255 Briargate Road, Cary ABOUT: Four teen bands will have the opportunity to play a 30-minute set and showcase their talents TICKETS: $5 for residents; $8 for non-residents INFO: www.carypark.com WHAT: HOWIE MANDEL WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: The Hemmens, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin ABOUT: Comedian ...

Cary, Ill., mother Laura Weaver juggles a part-time job as a teacher, 3-year-old twins and a 7-year-old son, but she still manages to serve healthy organic dinners on a regular basis.

Cary police are seeking the public's help in determining who stabbed a man in the back during a Sunday evening brawl involving at least 12 combatants outside a village apartment complex.

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.