Anyone who's been to Woodfield Mall on Black Friday, or just about any other day in the weeks leading up to Christmas, knows the challenge of finding a parking spot within a few football fields of the nearest entrance. Still, it's best to avoid the ...

For more than 11 years, Craig Raddatz has worked with various suburban churches and food pantries to provide assistance for underprivileged families. It led the Lake in the Hills resident to start the first school-based nonprofit food pantry in Kane...

Senior Anja Jacobsen missed the first three games for Palatine's girls basketball team while playing soccer in a college showcase event. She sure put on a show on the basketball floor Tuesday night. Enjoying the longest stint of her varsity career (...

The scene unfolded quickly for three teenagers driving through West Dundee on a late October night. They were turning onto Route 72 from Route 31 when the door to the Nissan in front of them opened, and a baby fell onto the street. The teens stopped...

A second Ashley Furniture HomeStore is open now along the Randall Road corridor. The store opened its doors at 1777 S. Randall Road in Geneva this month in the former Sports Authority store location. The building, on the east side of Randall, has be...

An Algonquin resident's nine-hole disc golf design was brought to life last week with the opening of the village's first playable course. After taking up the sport several years ago, Jaime Martinez found himself mentally mapping out courses whenever...