Unable to make a jumper to save Loyola's life, junior guard J.R. Blount kept slashing to the hoop and hoping to get fouled. But with the final seconds of regulation ticking away and the Ramblers trailing Northern Illinois by 3 points Saturday night,...

A learning experience Kevin Burns will keep his day job and his political job. And the Geneva mayor will still have plenty of time for his family. In the end, that should make his exit from the 14th District congressional race more palatable, as lon...

A long road Once an art teacher in his small Mexican village, Juan Hernandez immigrated to the U.S. 17 years ago. He took two jobs, yet always had a return to teaching in the back of his mind. Two years ago, he got a full-time janitorial job at Elgi...

Chris Lauzen is just the combination of youth, experience, leadership and talent that we need to make an outstanding replacement for Denny Hastert as Congressman from the 14th District. He has served as state senator from Aurora for 15 years. He kno...

Chicago State University trustees have taken steps to tighten their control over school finances. The move comes after a published report this week that the university bought two copy machines in 2007 from a firm that's owned by a Chicago State empl...

As St. Francis, Driscoll and Immaculate Conception all head into a second straight weekend playing two Suburban Catholic Conference games, they'll hope to get command performances from their leaders. St. Francis' Brian McMahon, Immaculate Conception...

Jewel Middle School's Leos Club is conducting a coat drive through Dec. 21. Donated coats will be provided to area needy families. Clean winter coats in good condition can be turned in at the school's main office, 1501 Waterford Road, North Aurora, ...

How many of us give much of a thought to engineering or what engineers do? The miracle technology of cell phones, video games, computers, power plants, bridges and buildings affect our lives every day. But most of us don't know how things work or wh...

Parents, teachers, administrators and social workers can learn more about resources available for children with disabilities at a workshop being sponsored by University of Illinois Extension in Kane County. The "Children with Disabilities" workshop ...

Things were quite different 50 years ago. Dwight D. Eisenhower was our president. Nikita Khrushchev had just become Premier of the Soviet Union. The top grossing film was "The Bridge on the River Kwai," the top-rated TV show was "Gunsmoke," the No. ...