More than 1,200 people filled the Batavia High School gym to honor one who has given our community one of its greatest gifts — the gift of music. Like Meredith Willson’s popular music teacher in the musical “The Music Man,” John Heath has transform...

COD agreement College of DuPage Faculty Association officials reached a tentative contract agreement with the administration's bargaining team early Saturday. Days before a contract imposed by COD's board of trustees was set to take effect, the...

This year's college graduates might have an easier time entering the workforce than their recent predecessors, thanks to local companies' hiring plans and grads' in-demand skills. As the economy continues to recover, some companies around the subu...

Cops: Intoxicated boater crashed into pontoon, injuring woman A woman was thrown from a boat on the Chain O’ Lakes when another boat smashed into the vehicle she was on, according to police. The driver of the boat, a 36-year-old Crystal Lake ma...

An Aurora man who was seriously injured when his experimental plane crashed into a Florida grocery store died Saturday, nearly two months after the crash. Kim Presbrey, a prominent attorney, died at Loyola University Medical Center from multiple inj...

CHARLESTON — Coming off basketball season as a junior, Geneva’s Ben Rogers was approached by the Vikings’ former jumps coach, Larry Streeter. Give track and field a try, the coach said. “He said, ‘I think we have something to work with here,’” Roger...