What began as a few suburban moms fed up with the community's unorganized efforts toward drug education and prevention has evolved into the new Ela Coalition Against Youth Substance Abuse. The coalition is composed of roughly two dozen high-ranking ...

Vamping it up Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights debuts its latest satire, "After Dusk But Before Daylight: A Parody of a Very Famous Vampire Series," as part of its After Dark Series. Scott Woldman directs the mostly impr...

A young girl pulled on her mother's sleeve, saying, "Look, isn't he the cutest thing?" It's a fairly common comment for a youngster to make - in a pet store. But this "cutest thing" was an animal most suburbanites fear. It was "Yodi," a full-grown c...

Like most suburban commuters, Melissa Stoneking uses area roads to get from her Aurora home to her job in Naperville at DeVry University. But unlike most suburban commuters, she frequently pedals her way to work. "I commute to work two or three tim...

Downers Grove North (1-3, 0-1) at York (4-0, 2-0) Game time: 7:30 p.m. today. The quick hit: Last week York again met its offensive goals by piling up 300-plus yards with no turnovers. Two losses by a combined 10 points put Downers North's back agai...

So many more freshmen are deciding to call Aurora University home that school officials say they must break ground on a new dorm this fall. The university changed the location of a proposed $7 million residence hall from the north end of campus to ...

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble opens its season with "The Mystery of Irma Vep," a horror satire in which a newly married woman finds her husband still pining over his late wife, whose presence looms over the stately manor. Artistic director Connie Canaday...

Area high school fans will remember Ali Haws as a standout three-sport athlete in volleyball, basketball and softball. But the former Libertyville Wildcat has made a splash in a new sport in college. She has taken up rowing at the University of Minn...