Aurora Central CatholicCoach: Troy Kerber Last season: Third place in the Metro Suburban West Conference; second place at the Class 2A LaSalle-Peru sectional. Top returning athletes: Seniors: Abby Fioresi, middle distance, distance; Alex Johnsto...

Last May, St. Viator's Elizabeth Drab stood with her hands on her hips looking in disbelief at the O'Brien Stadium scoreboard on the campus of Eastern Illinois. She had just won the Class 2A 400-meter title, pulling away from Cahokia's two-time defe...

Aurora University's spring musical has something for everyone: a great score, singing and dancing, a love story, and a menacing plant seeking world domination that feeds on human blood. When Stacy Searle, assistant professor of theater and coordinat...

Stanley Eisenhammer says he was treated like the little dog in the fight by big-time law firms in Washington, D.C., and by some reporters, because he was a suburban attorney who hadn't ever argued a case before in the U.S. Supreme Court. But Eisenh...

A three-year pitcher for Warren's softball team, Hannah Nommensen chose to pass on her senior season to graduate a semester early and join North Carolina's softball team this spring. The two-time all-conference selection sure picked a fine time to j...

Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi is true rock royalty, sporting singalong anthems along with numerous awards and nominations during three decades in the spotlight. This fan favorite rolls into town with the band's "This House Is Not for Sale" tour Su...

Derby time Boys and girls between the ages of 7 to 20 will be racing each other at the Greater Chicago Soap Box Derby Race this weekend at the Charlestowne Mall, 3800 E. Main St., St. Charles. No charge for spectators, but there is a fee and registr...

Zombie gathering Fans of TV shows like "The Walking Dead," "Sons of Anarchy," "Arrow" and more won't want to miss seeing many of those series' stars at the dual Walker Stalker convention and Heroes and Villains Fan Fest this weekend at the Donald E....