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Trinity Irish Dance Company will perform at The Auditorium in Chicago Saturday, Feb. 28.

Things to do Feb. 27 to March 5: Trinity Irish Dance, Chris Kattan, WWE Elimination Chamber and more

Make plans to see Trinity Irish Dance at The Auditorium, Chris Kattan at Austin’s Fuel Room, the Northern Illinois Boat Show at the Lake County Fairgrounds, Joffrey Ballet’s “American Icons” and more.

Boys basketball: Palatine squeaks by Barrington in regional final

You had to hand it to Darrin Dick on Friday night. The Palatine senior guard dealt with a pair of banged-up hands for most of the Pirates’ 44-42 defeat of Mid-Suburban Le...

State Sen. Mike Simmons

Despite encounter with resident, Simmons isn’t changing door-to-door campaigning tactics

Congressional candidate Mike Simmons wasn’t wearing ID when a Chicago resident called police after encountering him and volunteers passing out literature in her apartment building, a campaign staffer confirmed.

Illinois' Zvonimir Ivisic (44) and Andrej Stojakovic (2) battle for position under the basket with Michigan's Morez Johnson Jr., center, during the Illini's 84-70 loss Friday in Champaign.

Champaign problems: Johnson enjoys return, Michigan dominates Illini

Illinois transfer Morez Johnson Jr. returned to State Farm Arena on Friday and led Michigan to a thorough 84-70 victory over the Illini to clinch the Big Ten regular-season title.

Pierre Sutton Jr. and Kevin “K.L.” Reeves have been lifelong friends since meeting at Hoffman Estates High School in the late '90s and are now the creative force behind the new animated series “Furious and Fat Cat” on YouTube.

Hoffman Estates High grads create animated series reuniting them on screen and off

A pair of late ‘90s Hoffman Estates High School alumni are being recognized both locally and internationally for their creative collaboration on the animated series “Furious and Fat Cat” on YouTube.

Erin Chan Ding, left, and Maria Peterson are Democratic candidates for the Illinois House 52nd District seat in the 2026 primary election.

Barrington area Democrats condemn Chan Ding mailers

The Barrington Area Democratic Organization this week condemned what it called negative mailers distributed by the campaign of one of the candidates in the Democratic primary for state representative in the 52nd District.

Boys basketball: St. Viator battles for hard-fought regional final win over Lakes

The St. Viator Class 3A regional final between the host and top-seeded Lions and No. 6 seeded Lakes went down to the wire and you might say it was 'only' a matter of time...

Boys basketball: Benet rides dominant first half past West Aurora to regional title

Two down. Three more to go for Benet. The Redwings, the defending Class 4A state champions, are right on course for another run to the State Farm Center in Champaign. Aft...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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