Geneva Corn Boil tonight: The 33rd annual Geneva High School Sports Boosters Corn Boil is at 7 p.m. tonight in the high school gymnasium. The fall sports teams will be introduced and there is a contest for high school Corn King and Queen. The march...

AmeriCorps helps Aurora AmeriCorps member Molly Fitzpatrick, a 2006 graduate of DePaul University, has joined Rebuilding Together Aurora for an 11-month term as community outreach coordinator. AmeriCorps - a federal volunteer program - assigns membe...

In response to the anti-health care reform letters I've seen over the past several weeks, I think it's important to keep some perspective. First, our health care system is not the best in the world. While paying the most per person of any industrial...

Seminars, events •Heirloom Garden Show, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Backyard gardeners who grow heritage variety of vegetables, fruits and flowers will exhibit, offer tastings and sell their produce. Admission $6, or $2 for age 12 and younger. Garfiel...

Top golfers - Barrington: Taylor Quinn (Sr.), Kelly Muskat (Jr.), Julie D'Amico (Sr.), Mary Meg Gerbich (Sr.), Jennifer Chung (Sr.); Buffalo Grove: KC Dunne (Jr.) Grace Lil (Fr.), Conant: Kris Yoo (Sr.), Alex Swezey (So.), Kelsey Kramer (Sr.), Staci...

Immerse yourself in the story; don't become the story. That's advice I heard a long time ago. Pretty good advice, too. I take it to mean: Research the issue well or spend some quality time with the person you're writing about. Walk a mile in his or ...

Starting Monday, Aug. 24, Aurora University will host four review sessions to prepare students for the Illinois State Board of Education Basic Skills Test. The next test is Sept. 12. The public is invited to the series sponsored by AU's College of E...

As she was being introduced last week as the new board chairwoman of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Paula Wolff promised to "keep everything clean as a whistle" and added that "we have a fiduciary responsibility to make sure all the peop...

Seminars, events •"Summer Lawn Care," 10 a.m. Aug. 22, Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. Knupper lawn expert John Heaton will talk about how to grow a healthy, weed-free, green lawn. (847) 359-1080. •"Plant Like a Pro," 10 a.m. Aug....