Bio Name: Justin Karubas City: Naperville Office sought: School Board Member for Indian Prairie School District 204 Age: 45 Family: Married with three children Occupation: Attorney in estate planning, administration and litigation at Rolewick &...

Popular "alt rock" band Barenaked Ladies will headline the American Cancer Society's 13th annual Discovery Ball on Saturday, April 27 at the Hilton Chicago. Keith E. Williams, president and chief executive officer and trustee of UL, is chair of this...

Bio Name: Joe McElroy City: Naperville Office sought: City Council Age: 66 Family: Married with three children Occupation: City planning & communications consultant Education: Master of Arts in Social Sciences, University of Chicago, 1999; Ma...

Bio Name: Michael Saville City: Aurora - lifetime resident (born & raised) Office sought: 6th Ward Alderman Age: 65 Family: Single Occupation: Property Manager Education: BA Degree - University of Illinois - Chicago in Political Science Civic i...

Bio Name: Savannah Smith City: Aurora Office sought: Ward 8 Alderman Age: 39 Family: Husband Scott, children; Graham (5) and Julian (2). Occupation: French and Spanish Teacher Education: BA from the University of Illinois at Chicago in the Te...

Bio Name: Robert Greer City: Winfield Office sought: Trustee Age: 64 Family: Linda Greer, wife; Robert F Greer, son; Nathaniel S. Greer, son Occupation: College professor Education: Marquette University, doctorate; Wheaton College. master's de...

Bio Name: Patty Smith City: Aurora Office sought: Aurora Alderman Ward 8 Age: 58 Family: Children Kathryn 27, Gregory 24, Elizabeth 22: Dog Tucker Occupation: Prairie State Legal Services, Paralegal/Intake Specialist Education: Lamar Universit...

It's a ranking no one wants a part of: the top 10 most-dangerous counties for train track trespassers. Yet Cook County - where 109 people died or were injured trespassing on train tracks between 2013 and 2017 - has the second-highest tally for a co...

Bio Name: Sherman L. Jenkins City: Aurora Office sought: Alderman-at-Large Age: 62 Family: Married with three grown children and three grandchildren Occupation: Retired and currently serving as Alderman-at-Large and President of SLJ Communicat...