Chris Wu went from helping to construct major buildings in New York to baking bread in Hoffman Estates. He and his wife Heather opened the Great Harvest Bread Co. in March in Hoffman Estates, a fulfillment of a dream for him. After growing up with ...

CHARLESTON - Katelyn Hill was on the cusp of Glenbard South athletic history Saturday on the second day of the Class 2A girls track and field state finals. The Illinois State recruit had already captured the first individual state championship for ...

CHARLESTON - Jacobs junior Lauren Van Vlierbergen has been eyeing a state title in the 800 meters since the beginning of the season. And on a sun-splashed day at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Stadium she delivered. Van Vlierbergen shot out...

CHARLESTON - Aurora Christin proved on Saturday that a track and field state championship can be earned with the same number of contributors as a basketball team. One year after finishing third in the girls Class 1A state finals, the Eagles' five at...

CHARLESTON - Madeline Perez and Lindsay Graham found themselves in completely different positions from this time a year ago at the Class 3A girls track and field state finals Satuday. Perez won the first of two titles in the two distance races with...

CHARLESTON - Warren junior Brittny Ellis usually has no troubles switching gears, but the Blue Devils junior couldn't quite get the acceleration she would have liked in the 400-meter final of the Class 3A girls track and field state meet at Eastern ...

During frequent drives to and from college at Marquette University, I'd see sky divers free-falling above the cornfields alongside Interstate 94 between Kenosha and Milwaukee. Maybe that's something for my bucket list. The next best thing, though, m...