Public speaking is an important skill for school, work and life, but many Americans have anxiety about presenting information to an audience. "Through 4-H, all youth are encouraged to develop communication and public speaking skills," said 4-H Youth...

The Elgin Theatre Company will present "The Odd Couple" as its summer offering this year, a comic play that some may only know as a popular TV show from the '70s. However, the show, written by Neil Simon, was first produced in 1965 and has become a ...

Hard work and having good connections has paid off for Dundee-Crown senior-to-be Sydney Ruggles. One of the top pitchers in the area, Ruggles has committed to play softball on scholarship for Loyola University upon her high school graduation. "My pi...

The Friends of the Fox River will conduct a series of canoe trips on five different sections of the Fox River from spring through late fall. These trips will explore the river and its relationship with the land that creates it, and special natural ...

We'll get used to it Traffic engineers who know a whole lot more about keeping us safe on the roads than most of us, swear by the "diverging diamond" lane configuration that just opened on Elmhurst Road at I-90. That said, for goodness sake, b...

Days after a fiery house explosion rocked a Marengo neighborhood, the community is continuing its efforts to collect donations and raise money for the residents affected. Churches, restaurants and neighbors are offering free meals throughout the wee...

Average property tax bills to spike $560 in Northwest Cook County Homeowners in Northwest Cook County can expect an average bump of about $560 on property tax bills that will go out later this month. Full story Buffalo Grove victim of June 1 motorc...

A $1 million renovation project at Carpentersville's flagship park seemed to hit one setback after another since plans were initiated four years ago. First, the Carpenter Park improvements were halted for more than a year when the state froze projec...

It's time to pack a picnic lunch, enjoy the great outdoors - and take a ride into the past at the Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin. On Father's Day, the South Elgin museum offers dads, stepdads, granddads and even great-grandfathers a free ri...