Theft from Turner School West Chicago Elementary District 33 is asking residents to be on the lookout for a large welcome mat that was taken during the weekend of Sept. 25-27 from Turner School, 750 Ingalton Ave., West Chicago. The green mat measure...

With home foreclosures and a downtrodden real estate market being the norm for the past year or longer, one would think home storage facilities must be bursting at the seams. Yes and no, says Dan Lynn, who is the manager of Hometown Storage at 2601...

Aurora Police are questioning a 17-year-old man in connection with an incident that resulted in a 3-year-old girl suffering serious burns to nearly one-quarter of her body. Aurora Police spokesman Dan Ferrelli said police and rescue crews were call...

Fire hydrant flush Batavia is flushing fire hydrants, to rid water pipes of sediment, weekdays from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Flushing east of the Fox River is now through Oct. 16. Check water before washing clothes, as rusty water is possible. Weigh in o...

Stormy Weather, an a capella doo-wop quintet, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Aurora University's Crimi Auditorium in the Institute for Collaboration at 407 S. Calumet Ave. in Aurora. The public is invited to this free event. The con...

LOYOLA INVITATIONAL TEAM SCORES Loyola Academy 24, Lyons 59, Minooka 163, R.S.McLaughlin 184, Plainfield South 194, Hinsdale Central 221, Lindbergh 227, Glenwood 281, Conant 296, Lane Tech 313, Glenbard West 319, Glenbard South 358, Deerfield 381, M...

Friday's scores Abingdon 20, Cambridge 14 Alexis United 14, ROWVA 12 Alton Marquette 28, Litchfield 7 Annawan-Wethersfield 36, Elmwood-Brimfield 16 Astoria South Fulton 28, Havana 22 Aurora Christian 26, Elmhurst Immaculate Conception 20, OT Aurora ...

Seminars, sales •Creating a Bird Habitat, 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. Learn how to identify and attract gold finches, chickadees, cardinals, blue-jays, juncos and mourning doves. Free. (847) 359-1...