The fourth-grade students at St. Catherine of Siena School in West Dundee recently worked and completed a special social studies project on the 50 states. Students chose one of the states and researched its different components through internet si...

A Love Elgin Day fundraising concert will be held from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Evangelical Covenant Church, 1565 Larkin Ave. in Elgin. It will feature special guest classical opera specialist Franco Martorana, soloist Jeorge Holmes and p...

A 37-year-old man charged with possessing six pounds of heroin at two Carpentersville locations in March 2017 has been sentenced to 16 years in prison and fined $100,000 after pleading guilty on the eve of trial. Mario Betancourt, of the 2100 block ...

Teachers have tremendous power to shape the lives of students in their charge. Yet, with great power comes great responsibility, says Tina Scruggs, an English language arts teacher at Central Unit District 301's Prairie Knolls Middle School in Elgi...

U.S. Olympic figure skater Bradie Tennell says she can't wait to come back home to the suburbs Sunday to perform with the 2019 Stars on Ice tour at Allstate Arena. "Every time I get home (during the tour), I'm like, 'Gosh, come see the show,'" the 2...

A 24-year-old Chicago man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to sexually abusing and assaulting two Carpentersville children he knew at their home from September 2012 through May 2017. Esequiel Gonzalez Banuelos, of t...

A longtime Bartlett High School chemistry teacher accused of pouring liquid nitrogen on a student during a science experiment last spring has set his case for trial rather than accepting a plea agreement. DuPage County Judge James Konetski set a Jul...

If it's May, it means the Geneva History Museum is engaged in its annual membership push - and showcasing a city building that has an interesting history behind it. This year, it's a throwback to when groceries were much cheaper when the museum cele...