Round Lake grad Ryan Newman enjoyed a big weekend when his Milwaukee School of Engineering baseball team split a doubleheader with Lakeland. Newman, a senior, had 8 hits in the twin bill as the Raiders improved their record to 18-16 and 8-6 in the c...

PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) - The Latest on a volcanic eruption on the Big Island of Hawaii (all times local): 4:30 p.m. The eight vents that sent lava from Kilauea volcano shooting into a residential part of Hawaii's Big Island are quieting down. Hawaii Cou...

PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) - Hundreds of anxious residents on the Big Island of Hawaii hunkered down Saturday for what could be weeks or months of upheaval as the dangers from an erupting Kilauea volcano continued to grow. Lava spurted from volcanic vents, ...

PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) - Many rural residents living on an erupting volcano in Hawaii fled the threat of lava that spewed into the air in bursts of fire and pushed up steam from cracks in roadways Friday, while others tried to get back to their homes. O...

Mad about Madigan Expect some hearty laughs when comedian Kathleen Madigan brings her "Boxed Wine and Bigfoot Tour" to two locations this weekend: first at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. $39-$48. (630) 9...

'Never Too Much' Former "American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard pays tribute to a late R&B star in "Always & Forever: An Evening of Luther Vandross" at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $49-$89. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com. 8 p.m....

Life (and fashion) stories Five women weave together stories of themselves and their relationships in "Love, Loss and What I Wore," by Delia and Nora Ephron. Oil Lamp Theater's revival stars Nicola Howard, Gabrielle Gulledge, Anne Marie Lewis, Madel...

Laughs, eh? Canadian comedian Ian Bagg ("Last Comic Standing," "The Life Coach") returns for another run of standup performances starting Thursday at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $19-$22 plus a two-item purchase. (847) 2...

Nothing provides a greater appreciation for being an American than standing in line to vote on Election Day. Except for maybe a cross-country drive. Lucky me. My son Ross and I had breakfast on Friday morning near Los Angeles before beginning our dr...

FLORIDA PYTHON DEVOURS DEER THAT WEIGHS NEARLY 4 LBS. MORE NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Researchers studying invasive Burmese pythons in Florida came upon something they'd never seen before: an 11-foot-long python had consumed an entire dee...