Actors Jennifer Dymit and Garrett Lutz have no lines in Steppenwolf Theatre's production of "Three Sisters." But they don't mind. Because working with director Anna D. Shapiro in an Anton Chekhov play adapted by Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts mak...

Submitted by Aurora University Aurora resident Donovan Gwinner was honored with the prestigious Marcus and Mark H. Trumbo Award for Excellence in Teaching at the 119th annual commencement ceremony at Aurora University. Gwinner, associate professor ...

Naperville resident Jai Shekhawat, 49, has established a tradition by enjoying his town’s Ribfest with co-workers. The Fourth of July celebration has come to mean more to this native of India, who also has lived in other cities including Moscow...

Days before the U.S. Supreme Court was to issue a decision on the Affordable Care Act, suburban congressional representatives and their opponents were busy drafting potential responses — with their own brand of political spin — to whatever decision ...

When Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes died in May, Blanca Trejo watched an interview during which he talked about the Mexican presidential election, and his words sparked her interest in politics. Trejo, 39, a student at College of DuPage, is among ...

Debate on Dimucci deal delayed because experts not present An apparent miscommunication about procedure prompted the Lake County regional planning commission on Monday to delay a much-anticipated debate over a controversial shopping center plan...

Whether the project's massive — like Chicago's $470 million Millennium Park — or if it's creating a $26,000 vision for a small suburb looking for some identity, Edward Uhlir says it's all about creating a sense of place, a space that invokes a feeli...