CHAMPAIGN - Elements of the Montini wrestling mystique were alive and well Saturday night at the Class 2A individual state wrestling finals at State Farm Center at the University of Illinois. Jayden Colon opened the blind draw with a 5-4 razor-thin ...

CHAMPAIGN - Jameson Garcia and Ben Davino made sure there were no doubters Saturday night at the University of Illinois' venerable State Farm Center. Less than a year removed from winning individual wrestling state championships at the IWCOA-sponsor...

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, John Beasley's MONK'estra, and the Elmhurst University Jazz Band will be among the featured artists at the 55th annual Elmhurst University Jazz Festival, which audiences can attend in person or remotely this year. The ex...

Axel Parks was just 8 months old when his father was taken from him, shot to death at the Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora three years ago today. The boy has no memories of his dad. But he is learning about the kind of man Clayton Parks was. “We mention Cl...

"I'm in the business of taking care of people," says Glenview's Paramjit "Romi" Chopra, the recipient of the Outstanding Physician of the Year 2021 award. Chopra, a Sikh American, was chosen for the honor by U.S. Rep. Danny Davis' Illinois 7th Distr...

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin's GOP gubernatorial campaign is $20 million richer Monday courtesy of a seismic donation from Chicago billionaire Ken Griffin. "I appreciate Mr. Griffin's support and the thousands of other donors who have joined our campa...

SUGAR GROVE - Waubonsee Community College welcomes Jeanine McMillen of Geneva to the position of assistant dean for business, technology, and workforce education. McMillen has been employed at the college since September of 2020 as a professional wr...

Aurora University alumni and basketball legends Wallace "Mickey" Johnson of Chicago and James Lancaster of Aurora reunited during a Feb. 9 homecourt game. Johnson left his seat in Thornton Gymnasium to chat with Lancaster during halftime of the AU-R...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday that at the end of the month he will lift the requirement for wearing face coverings in most indoor spaces to slow the spread of COVID-19, but the mandate will stay in place for K-1...

If COVID-19 metrics continue to improve, Illinoisans can cast off their masks indoors in most public spaces on Feb. 28, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday, but schools will need to wait until later in the spring. "We are now seeing the fastest rate o...