Wrestlers venturing into the West Suburban Gold have a most unenviable task when drawing either Jack Jessen or Sergio Villalobos. Jessen, a Willowbrook senior headed to Northwestern, and the uncommitted Villalobos, from Downers Grove South, are once...

More than 120 paintings, drawings, sculptures and prints will be on view in "Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain," a retrospective exhibition opening Jan. 23 at the Schingoethe Center at Aurora University. Bartow was one of the nation's ...

• Michael DeVries, a certified athletic trainer at Schaumburg High School, was named the regional nominee for the 2018 Newell National Athletic Trainer of the Year Award. As the regional nominee, DeVries will advance on to join other regional nomine...

Got frozen pipes? Don't try to melt the ice yourself Fire officials warn residents not to use blow torches or gas heaters as subzero temperatures continue to chill the suburbs. Recent fires in Aurora, Huntley and Algonquin were all caused by people ...

Kick off the new year with a screening of the 1916 film based on Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," the first full-length movie filmed underwater. The Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St. in St. Charles, is continuing its "Silent Film Night" ...

Sugar Grove resident Ryan Dowd will explore Aurora-area homelessness at the Jan. 16 meeting of Navy League Aurora Council 247. He is the executive director of Hesed House homeless shelter in Aurora, second largest homeless shelter in Illinois. He w...

Still getting used to it being 2018? How about this: The first babies born in the new year will be on track to be part of the high school class of 2036. Several new suburban residents made their debuts just after midnight on Monday, giving them an ...

New research supporting the idea that being outside in nature has many health benefits will be the focus of the 2018 DuPage Environmental Summit on Thursday, Jan. 25. The summit will be 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Northern Illinois University-Napervil...

The girls basketball holiday tournament season already has gotten under way with the Benet/Naperville North Holiday Tournament, won by the Redwings, and Marian Catholic Invite, won by Montini. But most of the action won't begin until next week. Thes...

New school programs, political battles, economic development controversies and acts of heroism were among the most memorable moments in the Fox Valley this year. Here are some of the top stories from 2017: Elgin charter school approved for 2018 ...