Area softball fans will have an opportunity to see plenty of tournament action the next two weekends at the Elgin Sports Complex. This Saturday, St. Edward hosts the annual Chicagoland Challenge with eight teams playing three games each beginning at...

It can't be overstated - Lake Park is enjoying an incredible cycle of throwers. Tuesday at the Lancers' own triangular meet with Bartlett and Metea Valley, Lake Park juniors Jermaine Kline, Jeremy Kline and Greg Block recorded shot put marks that al...

Bill Shanklin, CEO of Champion Container Corp., Elmhurst, was looking for some young guys to go cold calling. "We thought it was vital to bring in some new customers," he says. What Shanklin got with interns from Elmhurst College was a "breath of f...

This sounds more like self-reassignment than a resignation. In order to spend more time with his wife, Natasha, and two athletically inclined sons, on April 5 Konrad told Naperville Central athletic director Marty Bee he was resigning as Redhawks va...

Kelsey Lodge drove in the go-ahead run and Larkin scored six times in the bottom of the sixth to beat West Aurora 7-4 in nonconference softball action in Elgin Monday. Corinne Wimmer was 3-for-4 with a double for the Royals (3-8), who pounded out 12...

Tickets can be purchased online for the West Aurora High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor Gala on Saturday, April 17, at the Aurora Country Club. The event begins at 5 p.m. with a social hour. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $100, of...

Kaneland's Dave Dudzinski seems like a cool cucumber, not prone to make impulsive decisions, a bright yet easygoing young man with a positive perspective. After all, reached at home Tuesday night after he'd hit a double in Kaneland's 23-9 baseball l...