Mental illness has taken precious things away from Amanda Guagenti. She's trying to get some of them back. The symptoms — depression, extreme anxiety, delusional thoughts — first appeared while Guagenti was in college roughly a decade ago. They got ...

CHICAGO — It happened after Columbine, Virginia Tech, Aurora, Colo., and now Sandy Hook: People figure there surely were signs of impending violence. But experts say predicting who will be the next mass shooter is virtually impossible — partly becau...

Aimee Arvayo, Rosary High School Hometown: Aurora Class: Senior Parents: Jesus David and Rocio Arvayo Sponsor: James Sanders, theology Community service: Hospital volunteer at Delnor, organized a coat drive and food drive, volunteer coordinator...

Austin David Anderson School: Westminster Christian High School Hometown: Elgin Class: Senior Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Warren Anderson Sponsor: Scott Sevey, guidance counselor Community service: Elgin Evangelical Free Church: Youth Group (Revive), Stud...

When the Mayan calendar ends Friday, some people believe the world is going to end along with it. Most people — and scientists — find the doomsday prediction preposterous, and in the suburbs, it’s being used as an excuse for a party, a topic for ske...

Second of three parts Lauren Wilson is frozen in time as a sweet-faced 14-year-old who told her father she wanted to follow in Ronald Reagan's path “from the silver screen to the political scene.” Her theatrical dreams were to be fulfilled Marc...

For Anthony Maddie it was must-see TV on the computer. The Aurora Christian graduate, who in 2011 led the Eagles to the first of their two straight state football championships, is on Christmas break from Western Michigan University. On Tuesday Madd...

From Wheeling to Pinckneyville and Plano to Proviso West, DuPage County boys basketball teams will span the state to compete in holiday tournaments. Here's a look at what's to come in the next week and a half. Proviso West: Dec 22 and Dec. 26-31 Th...

From Wheeling to Pinckneyville and Plano to Proviso West, DuPage County boys basketball teams will span the state to compete in holiday tournaments. Here’s a look at what’s to come in the next week and a half. Proviso West: Dec 22 and Dec. 26-31 The...

A gold plaque hangs next to a bullet hole in the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., where a lone gunman killed six worshippers and injured three others last August. It is engraved with the words, “We Are One.” “It frames the wound,” says Pardeep Kaleka...