Saturday is Make A Difference Day, a national day of good deeds. So scan our sampling of local projects and sign on to make a difference. Project coordinators should let USA Weekend, who created the nationwide event, know how they did. Go to www.mak...

Edmund Edwards was on a hot streak during a dice game outside a Carpentersville apartment complex May 1, 2005. Shortly thereafter, the 25-year-old Chicago Ridge man was dead from a bullet in his back, clutching $140 in his hand with another $670 in ...

It's not every pastor who can put Martin Luther in the pulpit to help his congregation celebrate Reformation Sunday, but the Rev. Hannibal Frederich certainly can -- in a manner of speaking, that is. Frederich has been portraying the beloved theolog...

The Eight Annual ARTimation digital film festival --showcasing the best work of students and recent graduates of the Illinois Institute of Art in Schaumburg -- starts at 4:30 p.m. today at the AMC 30 South Barrington Theaters, 175 Studio Drive, Sout...

This is the time of year that separates the hearty from the faint. And all it takes is a few drops of rain and a cold wind to see who's brave enough to stand in the elements and who's going to pass. Bonfires, cemetery walks, hay rides and even trick...

After a plan that would have brought minor league baseball to Crystal Lake struck out last week, Huntley officials are hoping the proposal's next at bat will be in the village. The village of Huntley has contacted the Frontier League, the minor-leag...

A Carpentersville man was sentenced to two years' probation after pleading guilty Monday to identify theft. Felipe Osornio, 29, of 812 Monroe Ave., faced up to 30 years in prison for using a stolen Social Security number of a California teen to take...

Government officials and frustrated drivers have spent the past decade yearning for traffic relief when crossing the Fox River. And for the first time -- on Thursday -- a task force will convene to start figuring out how much it'll cost you to make ...