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To stretch the village's available budget to its maximum effectiveness, Baxter & Woodman recommends West Dundee continue to seek federal funding to repair and improve eligible roadways, such as Strom Drive seen here.

West Dundee to double its road work budget to $1M to catch up on long-delayed street repairs and improvements

November 21, 2019 at 2:36 p.m.

West Dundee plans to take a more aggressive approach to smoothing out the bumps in their roads by doubling the amount of money earmarked for the village's street improvement program...

West Dundee turkey raffle — a tradition for last 75 years — a way to benefit village’s fire department and VFW

November 20, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

When the West Dundee Fire Department's first turkey raffle fundraiser was held in 1944 during the height of World War II, how lucrative it would be was anyone's guess. When...

Population growth, new development prompting West Dundee to add more staff to the village ranks

November 19, 2019 at 4:46 p.m.

As West Dundee continues to see growth, village officials say more staff is needed to keep up with the demand for services. To that end, the village board this week...

Tania Gonzalez's studio in Elgin offers private ceramic classes and open studio time, as well as paint-your-own-pottery classes for kids and adults.

Down to Business: Shaping, painting pottery offers creative outlet

November 14, 2019 at 11:52 a.m.

Business: Ceramica, An Art Affair Address: 51 S. Spring St., Elgin Artspace Lofts Contact info: 312-838-4702 Owner: Tania Gonzalez Years in business: "A little over two years." What does this...

The Rotary Club of Carpentersville-Morning annually partners with Operation Warm, a national nonprofit, to provide hundreds of children in the community with new outerwear. Perry Elementary School in Carpentersville was the first distribution site Wednesday.

Baby, it’s cold outside — so Carpentersville Rotary makes sure area kids have coats to bundle up in

November 14, 2019 at 11:22 a.m.

Ask Carpentersville resident Amari Lewis her favorite color and the 8-year-old's response is swift and resolute. "It's purple. I like pink too but purple is my favorite color first," she...

Beth Boelter opened Elements Preserved Vintage Rental and its sister business, The Loft of Elements Preserved, in downtown Elgin in 2016.

Down to Business: Event rental business can cater to your tastes

November 14, 2019 at 9:32 a.m.

Business: Elements Preserved Vintage Rental; The Loft of Elements Preserved Address: 51 S. Spring St., Elgin Contact info: 224-245-9447; elementspreserved.com; Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest Owner: Beth Boelter Years in business:...

Retiring Dundee Township employee’s ‘passion to provide service’ will be tough to replace, supervisor says

November 12, 2019 at 12:32 p.m.

What began as a temporary job turned into a lifelong career for one Dundee Township employee. Now, more than three decades later, Don Alesi is hanging up his hat. Supervisor...

A man crosses at the intersection of East Highland Avenue and North Grove Avenue in Elgin Monday in the aftermath of the area's first snowstorm.

3-plus inches of snow Monday followed by record cold gives Elgin area an early one-two punch of winter

November 12, 2019 at 1:21 p.m.

The weather will be inching a little closer to normal later this week after an unusually early winter storm dumped more than 3 inches of snow on the Elgin area...

West Dundee plans to ramp up efforts to curb dangerous driving habits in and around the downtown area.

West Dundee maps out how to make downtown safe from dangerous driving

November 8, 2019 at 3:02 p.m.

West Dundee's effort to create a more walkable downtown is prompting the need to crack down on dangerous driving habits in and around the area. "This is something that is...

Carpentersville officials are hoping to make the village more lucrative to possible recreational marijuana retail businesses by charging 2% tax on sales, which is 1% less than what many other neighboring towns will be charging.

Carpentersville hoping 2% tax sales tax on marijuana sales — 1% less than most towns — will prove appealing to pot businesses

November 11, 2019 at 8:10 a.m.

With so many communities hoping to land a recreational marijuana dispensary business once the state starts issuing licenses, Carpentersville hopes to get a leg up on the competition by charging...

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