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1. The first major snowstorm of the season pounded the suburbs Sunday, dumping more than foot of snow in many areas, canceling dozens of events and making travel treacherous.
2. Long before trustees at College of DuPage approved a $762,000 buyout pa...
Updated: Feb 02, 2015 at 01:17 PM
Aurora police officers, dispatchers and residents will have a little frigid fun next month in an effort to raise money for the Illinois Special Olympics when they dress up as judges and jump in a Yorkville lake.
Aurora police raised $5,100 last year...
Updated: Feb 01, 2015 at 03:47 PM
About 20 percent of the Brunner Family Forest Preserve may soon be home to a for-profit organic farm with nearly 1,400 animals, according to a new plan before Kane County Forest Preserve District commissioners.
Farming isn't a new use for forest pre...
Updated: Jan 31, 2015 at 10:50 PM
A Carpentersville mother wants to see warning signs posted around a retention pond in her neighborhood where her son and his friend fell through the ice and nearly drowned.
Denise Hopman said her 7-year-old son, Nicholas, and an older boy from the n...
Updated: Feb 01, 2015 at 11:04 PM
About halfway into their routine, the South Elgin High School cheerleaders, all 19 girls (and one boy), froze.
Their uniforms - red, white and blue with rhinestones and Minnie Mouse bows stuck to high ponytails - were suddenly louder than the audien...
Updated: Feb 01, 2015 at 10:36 PM
The Crystal Lake South boys basketball team fought off yet another late rally with a 63-49 win over Dundee-Crown in Carpentersville on Saturday, but this time around instead of trying to play a fourth quarter of survival the Gators concluded matters...
Updated: Jan 31, 2015 at 11:21 PM
Senior O'Rayn Macavoy enjoyed one of the finest games of her career with 14 points and 17 rebounds to help lead Elk Grove's girls basketball team past visiting Zion-Benton 45-41 on Saturday afternoon.
Nine of Macavoy's rebounds were at the offensive...
Updated: Jan 31, 2015 at 11:49 PM
The Literacy Connection's 18th annual Trivia Bee Fundraiser will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin.
The Literacy Connection is looking for raffle donations and for 30 teams to participa...
Updated: Jan 30, 2015 at 02:15 PM
When it comes to changing the world, every small step counts, says Bill Klaves, associate director for Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley.
That's the idea behind the organization's 25th annual Walk-A-Thon Feb. 28 at Spring Hill Mall in West...
Updated: Jan 29, 2015 at 05:37 PM
Local Hair Cuttery salons are helping clients to give back to the homeless with a simple haircut through its Share a Haircut program, taking place Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 2 and 3.
For every adult who purchases a haircut, one will be donated to a ho...
Updated: Jan 29, 2015 at 11:05 AM