Family members say two-time Democratic senatorial candidate Alex Seith (SEETH), who emerged from obscurity to mount a strong challenge to Republican U.S. Sen. Charles Percy in 1978, has died at age 75. Seith's son, William Seith, said Wednesday his ...

Aurora University professors will share teaching techniques and research projects in an annual Faculty Teaching and Research Conference from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 26, in the University Banquet Hall in Alumni Hall, 1410 Marseillaise Place in...

That didn't take long. Lauren Carlini turned heads all season during her freshman volleyball season this past fall at West Aurora. Last week the setter/right-side hitter received a Big Ten scholarship offer, and it didn't take her long to verbally ...

Population growth may be an economic boon for communities and counties, but the subsequent increased water demand could threaten the amount and quality of public water supplies available within the next few decades, according to Scott Meyer, hydroge...

Friday's meets * Mid-Suburban League Indoor meet At Lewis University, Romeoville Team scores Barrington 75.3, Schaumburg 70.3, Buffalo Grove 64.3, Prospect 52, Hoffman Estates 48.5, Fremd 44.5, Wheeling 36, Rolling Meadows 33, Palatine 32, Hersey 25...

SPRINGFIELD - A-Republican-led effort to strip the governor's ability to appoint members to the University of Illinois' board of trustees failed in the House of Representatives Wednesday. The effort, spearheaded by a coalition of U of I alumni lawma...

No wonder that added length from the pitching rubber to home plate hasn't taken any zip off Kayla Hurd's riseball. If the grip of her handshake is any indication, her right hand might be strong enough to dent an aluminum bat. "I've been taught well,...