Cameron DeHaven of St. Charles hardly remembers a time when he didn't have bags of sneakers in his car. Sure, he is a self-described “sneaker head,” but over the last year he has taken his passion to new heights. Last year, DeHaven decided to tu...

As 31 school buildings within Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 were dormant Thursday, a few volunteers gathered at Carpentersville Middle School to package food for a weekend distribution. Organizers of the District 300 Food Pantry are tr...

State Rep. Allen Skillicorn has secured his party's nomination for the House District 66 seat after defeating challenger Carolyn Schofield in Tuesday's Republican primary, unofficial results show. With all precincts reporting in Kane and McHenry cou...

A 27-year-old Carpentersville man is being charged with multiple felonies in connection with the overdose death of a Huntley resident last month. Tuesday, Illinois State Police announced Antwon D. Hawkins Jr. is charged with drug-induced homicide an...

Several theater chains with locations in the suburbs announced Monday they will be closing indefinitely amid the COVID-19 outbreak. AMC Theatres is the latest to close its theaters. The statement at the top of its website says: "All AMC Theatres are...

Many aging suburban homeowners are finding it harder and harder to get in and out of their bathtubs. Even more people lack the time or inclination to enjoy a lengthy soak, and rarely if ever fill the tub because all they want to do is take a shower....

Officials at suburban schools are concerned about students' increased risk of exposure to the novel coronavirus over spring break from what they and their families might bring back from their travels. Nationwide, schools stagger spring break across ...

This story has been updated to include a photo of Maine West High School in Des Plaines. A previous photo showed a different school. State education officials are encouraging school districts to have electronic learning programs for students to...