On May 12, Michael Szot told students at his old school, Geneva High, how one bad decision started him on a path that led to him causing the death of two friends. A month later he, too, was dead. Szot, 23, died June 16 of drug intoxication, from a c...

Political battles in Kane County, a new chairman in McHenry County, construction projects throughout the area and some leadership changes at the municipal level were among the most memorable moments for towns in the Fox Valley in 2016. Here are some...

Here's a quick look back at some of the stories that made headlines this year in DuPage County ... January Looking to consolidate: Gov. Bruce Rauner and Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti come to Oak Brook to release a report with more than two dozen rec...

Long the source of winter thrills, exercise and, yes, the occasional concussion, the last of the area's toboggan runs has closed - at least temporarily. Steitz's Resort in Antioch bills itself as having the "oldest registered toboggan slide in t...

When Chicago actor Travis Taylor was cast in his first national touring job in “The Phantom of the Opera,” he never suspected that he would also be sharing roles played by the host of CBS-TV's “The Late Late Show With James Corden.” In two “Phantom...

DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - The darkest chapter in Courtney Carson's storybook life is also the most publicized, but the lesser known pages that come after tell of a man who has experienced dramatic redemption. In 1999, he became known for his involvement ...

Six Rosary High School athletes signed letters of intent in November to pursue their sport at the college level: • Erin Burke of Wayne, daughter of Mary and Michael Burke, will play volleyball for Rollins University in Winter Park, Florida. • Julia ...

A concept called shared mobility illustrates a fundamental change in transportation and was a centerpiece topic at the Fox Valley Sustainability Network forum on Dec. 7 at Judson University in Elgin. The network has been hosting forums all year that...