Seventeen-year-old Gabino Catalan awoke on a foggy Sunday morning to his mother's pounding on his bedroom door: Their Carpentersville house was on fire. Gabino left his bedroom and called 911, but the line was dead. Returning to his room, his mattre...

Shopping on Black Friday is a tradition for Kelly Gatenby and her family because her birthday falls near Thanksgiving. "We did a little pre-birthday shopping," her husband, Scott, said after their shopping spree Friday morning at Spring Hill Mall i...

Organizers promised entertainment, food and "great balls of fun" at East Dundee's inaugural Turkey Festival. The Thanksgiving Eve event, held in front of The Depot on River Street, was originally called the Turkey Testicle Festival before the "testi...

Once a gimmick used to lure shoppers to their stores, mall Santas have evolved into an entertainment business all their own. Professional photo packages, high-tech entertainment, adjacent gift shops and an option to reserve a time for a small fee us...

Chicago, IL (November 23, 2015) - Curl Again has advanced its reputation as a leading healthy hair care products distributor with the success of its annual Holiday Hair and Health Show held at the Elgin Art Space Lofts in northwest suburban Chicago....

Molly Foulkes believes empowering girls through education can change the world. The 18-year-old Dundee-Crown High School senior helped start the Girl Up Dundee student club with that goal. "It's a way for me as a high school student, where I don't r...

Helping Spring Hill: An agreement is in the works to assist in the $37.8 million expansion of Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee, where a tax-increment-financing district would funnel future tax collections into the project. A similar plan is in t...