As a former teacher married to a teacher, Martha Paschke is concerned about schools reopening this fall and the risk it poses for students and employees. Paschke worries teachers won't be able to get students to keep their masks on, wash hands or so...

Long rumored, Arlington Heights-based Northwest Community Healthcare on Wednesday announced it has inked a merger agreement that will end its independent status after 61 years. One of the few remaining independents in the suburbs, Northwest Communit...

The Illinois Bar Foundation (IBF) was founded more than 50 years ago to provide assistance to members of the Illinois Bar who, because of age or infirmity, could no longer provide for their own care or support. Since then, the Foundation has expande...

Father Joel Rippinger's recent sabbatical has brought to fruition a new book, "Struggle and Ascent: The History of Mount Angel Abbey," published by Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minn. Preorders are now available prior to the July 15 release date. ...

If there were no COVID-19 pandemic, it's also likely there would be no shaved ice trailer in downtown Naperville. Sno Problems was born out of the quarantine boredom of Naperville native Brittany Harriman, a shaved ice fan who missed the traile...

THERE ONCE WAS A TIME when sports talk radio in Chicago was fresh. That would have been when Bill Clinton was in the White House, "The Lion King" was about to happen and Bryant Gumbel was asking a "Today Show" audience, "What is the internet, anyway...

Friendship Senior Options Foundation has awarded the 2020 Paul J. Schaffhausen Memorial Scholarships to four outstanding graduating high school seniors. Danzcel Gerona of Bartlett and Erin Gleason of Aurora received associate scholarships, which are...

Waubonsie Valley High School graduate Ashley Heidenrich of Aurora is spending her summer running after three boys she's caring for as a nanny and running to stay in shape for her future in athletics. The track and cross-country standout made the IHS...