Paul Hemmer Cos., an Aurora-based real estate development, construction and building services firm, hired veteran broker Bill Fleener of Downers Grove as a senior sales and leasing manager to serve as the firm's managing broker. Jonathan D. Salk of ...

Fox Valley Park District is offering students at Northern Illinois University free use of its three fitness centers until their campus reopens. Amy Roth, public relations manager, said several park employees have children or relatives attending NIU...

A factory worker pleaded not guilty Thursday in the death of his ex-girlfriend, who was found stabbed to death in her Aurora apartment. Hezekiah Hamilton, 24, is charged with murder and other offenses in the Oct. 30, 2007, slaying of Brenetta Beck, ...

Class AA state wrestling tournament Where: University of Illinois Assembly Hall, Champaign When: Today: first-round matches, 9 a.m.; quarterfinals, 6:30 p.m. Saturday: Semifinals, 12:30 p.m.; third- and fifth-place matches, 4:30 p.m.; championship m...

Kaneland senior Sean Szatkowski was in noticeable discomfort as he gingerly protected his left arm Tuesday afternoon after concluding his final preparations for the Class AA individual state wrestling finals this weekend. "I dislocated my (left) elb...

St. Edward coach Keith Chuipek is no copycat. Yes, Chuipek coached in the Jacobs program for eight seasons during which time he made multiple trips to Quincy with the Golden Eagles when they competed in the Blue Devils' annual Thanksgiving tournamen...

Westminster Christian senior basketball players Joel Benson and Tyler Beachler can smile about it now. But it was no laughing matter three years ago when the boys, along with fellow freshman starter Ben Palmer, were getting their collective hats han...

A Kane County prosecutor who oversaw the indictments in 22 cold case homicides has been named the county's top assistant state's attorney. Nemura Pencyla was also the first prosecutor in Kane County to convict a defendant on drug-induced homicide ch...

Suzanne Hlotke has had plenty of reason to fear for her son's safety over the past six years. The Carol Stream woman's son, John, often went weeks without contacting his family while serving several tours of duty during the war in Iraq as a Navy nu...

If MySpace, LinkedIn, YouTube and text messaging aren't what you typically think about when you think about ways to reach younger consumers -- those 20-something young adults who are coming of age and their even younger siblings -- you have work to ...