Sugar Grove native Marc Cobb admits he was smitten by Erika Kraus when he first met her five years ago at Illinois State University, soon after his brother Brian moved into a dorm there. He was a student at the University of Illinois. Her smile, he ...

• Bryan Zaremba of Elk Grove Village, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, received the UWP Foundation Academic Scholar Award for $500. This award is given to students who are considered outstanding leaders by peers and teachers and...

Aurora University information technology students will give a free seminar on computer security at 5 tonight in Room 118 of Dunham Hall, 1400 Marseillaise Place in Aurora. They will discuss how computer users can protect their equipment from viruses...

The Aurora University men's basketball team defeated the Dominican University Stars 64-60 on Saturday afternoon in AU's Thornton Gymnasium. The game was dominated by defense, with neither team really able to get their offensive games going with the ...

Kathy Breen was busy Saturday fielding cell phone calls and serving as a tactical officer. She was coordinating tasks and fetching supplies at Assisi Homes-Batavia Apartments in Batavia where is she is the resident services coordinator. Breen was OK...

Resident registration for Fox Valley Park District winter youth programs begins at 8:30 a.m. today. Nonresident registration starts Dec. 10. Register through the Foxlink system online at www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org, by phone at (630) 859-3873, in ...

Last week the state got its first look at what a four-class basketball system will look like for the IHSA postseason tournament. While the big schools remain in the biggest class of 4A, the scenery will change. Instead of DuPage County teams heading...