Carolyn Rusin

Trustees voted this week to accept a $668,000 bid for the redesign of Tower Park on Main Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets. The board is expected to rename the...

Duran's by Brian, 8 S. River St., East Dundee, will be open for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays beginning Tuesday. The restaurant, in an 1892...

Capannari Ice Cream Parlor, 10 S. Pine St., Mt. Prospect, opened recently after renovation of the 1882 building that once housed the Moehling General Store. The parlor sells homemade ice...

Cajun Kitchen, 1155 W. Golf Rd., Rolling Meadows, will sell barbecued chicken, red beans and rice, and jambalaya from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Arlington Heights Frontier Days, 500...

Cadillac Ranch, 1175 Lake St., Bartlett, along with area police departments, will hold a uau pig roast at 7 p.m. Wednesday with proceeds benefiting Special Olympics. The luau, to be...

One year after Carpentersville trustees lifted a residency requirement for the village manager, the Village Board on Tuesday voted 6-1 to reinstate the policy. "I definitely want to see a...

Prairie Rock Brewing Co., at Grove Avenue and Prairie Street in Elgin, will hold its sixth annual BrewFest featuring live music, food and handcrafted beers Friday from 5 p.m. to...

To preserve the character of area neighborhoods, West Dundee trustees are reviewing proposals to tighten restrictions on teardowns and other residential redevelopment. The changes, discussed Monday by the Village Board...

Dunkin' Donuts will hold its third annual Kids Day June 16. Children ages 12 and younger accompanied by an adult will receive a free doughnut. Some stores will hold activities...

Despite opposition by some trustees, the Carpentersville Village Board voted to allocate $519,000 from a $1 million contingency fund to the 2001-2002 operating budget. The former Village Board had set...