For the last five months Dan Bridges has occupied the superintendent's office in Naperville Unit District 203, but as an interim, he was hesitant to hang even a picture on the wall. Monday night district officials gave him the hammer and the nail wh...

Police in St. Louis said today they suspect Wheaton native Megan Boken was shot to death during a robbery attempt. Police spokesman Dave Marzullo told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that detectives are investigating the killing as a probable attempted...

Editor's note: Part of a series of profiles of the major figures in this year's presidential race. Nearly four years after Barack Obama was elected to the most powerful office in the most powerful country in the world, the question remains: Who is h...

A voice legend After making waves last year with his famed “Duets II” album and in anticipation of a “Viva Duets” album this year, living legend singer Tony Bennett returns again this Saturday to the Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan Road, Highlan...

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn’s weeks of calls for lawmakers to cut public pensions ended in failure for the governor Friday, with lawmakers leaving town without a plan ready for him to sign into law. Plans to cut pension benefits for teachers, unive...

Soaring high The Chicago Air & Water Show, one of the most exhilarating free shows of the year, takes flight over North Avenue Beach this weekend. This year's headliners include the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, Army Parachute Team The Golden Knights ...

Family, friends, former students, athletes and coaching colleagues said goodbye this week to one of Geneva’s most beloved coaches — for what he accomplished in his classrooms and on one night in the East Aurora gymnasium 31 years ago. John Barton, a...

North Aurora is losing two senior staffers at the end of the month. Village administrator Wes Kornowske is leaving, effective Aug. 27, for a private-sector job. He is moving back to his hometown of Green Bay, Wis., to work as director of operations ...

Back in the day, playing high school football in the Wisconsin Dells, Kaneland coach Tom Fedderly’s summer training regimen felt light as a breeze. “Once a week we would get together in the summer with the quarterbacks and receivers and throw routes...