The state playoffs are a long way away. Except they're really not. The small-school girls classes tip off their regionals in less than three weeks. They have to do online seeding next Thursday. The playoffs will be here before you know it, so let's ...

• The following is part of an ongoing series of articles in celebration of Libertyville High School's 100th anniversary. Tom Murphy was a very successful 21-year LHS Head Girls Basketball Coach (1979-99). Tom first came to LHS for the 1971-72 school...

The latest class to be inducted into the Naperville North Athletic Hall of Fame includes a man who began his career before there was a Naperville North. Bill Petersen started out in 1966 at Naperville Community High School, now Naperville Central. A...

Students from Metea Valley High School in Aurora honored the memory of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday by participating in an annual Day of Service to help others. Wrestlers moved couches at the Hope Chest resale shop for Wayside Cross Ministrie...

Between cellphone calls, incoming texts, GPS navigation, onboard "infotainment" systems and plain old car stereos, it's no wonder the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the amount of distraction for drivers today "creates enormous p...

Leaving Elgin High to become the next athletic director at Hampshire was a matter of perfect timing for Maroons' boys basketball coach Mike Sitter. Sitter, 47, was hired Tuesday by Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 to replace retiring Hamp...

It's been less than two months since Craft Urban opened on James Street in Geneva, and it's been bitter cold a good part of that time. But co-owner Francisco Chavez says he's been pleasantly surprised with the turnout and feedback at this new eatery...

A new year is here. Robin Renner hopes it's a hit. Retiring as Neuqua Valley physical education teacher and baseball coach at the end of this school year, after a seven-year hiatus Renner and the Neuqua Boosters will present the Opportunity Through ...

The Elgin Master Chorale invites young and old alike to celebrate the life of composer, pianist, conductor and American musical icon Leonard Bernstein at a special all-Bernstein concert at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2, in the Blizzard Theatre at Elgin Com...