The Kaneland Unit District 302 school board suspended its discussions regarding authorizing the administration to prepare for a referendum of $67.9 million for individual facility projects. Board members Aaron Lawler and Jennifer Simmons missed the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Five years after Brian Spaulding's parents found him fatally shot in the home he shared with roommates, his slaying remains a mystery that seems increasingly unlikely to be solved as Portland, Oregon, police confront a spike in...

The start of school is around the corner and it hits you - you still haven't bought all those school supplies. No need to worry. In fact, this is one instance where procrastination pays off ­- literally. Illinois' 10-day sales tax holiday begins t...

National Night Out is an annual event intended to bring communities together and help build relationship between residents and law enforcement. For more information, visit natw.org. Most areas celebrate National Night Out on the first Tuesday in Au...

Starts before Friday Lake County Fair: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, July 28; 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 29-30; and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 31, at the Lake County Fairgrounds & Event Center, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Graysl...

When Edward-Elmhurst Health merged with NorthShore University Health Systems earlier this year, a cornerstone of that deal was a pledge of $100 million by each hospital group to award annual "community investment fund" grants to local organizations ...

Yorkville teen Kirkman Harding not only recently earned high school diploma, but also attained Eagle Scout, the highest possible rank and honor in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). He is now the 118th Eagle Scout in the history of BSA Troop 40 Yorkvi...

Controversy continues to swirl in Barrington Community Unit District 220 over the book “Gender Queer,” as parents who object to its presence in the Barrington High School library and those who support it spoke out again Tuesday before the board of ...

Holding signs with messages like "Protect kids not guns" and "Why is my dress code stricter than your gun laws," hundreds of students walked out of South Elgin High School on Thursday as part of a nationwide effort by young people to help bring an e...

“One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.” — Antonio Porchia, 19th century Italian poet. I chose to begin today's column with this quote to recognize the passing of Marco Ortiz of Lake in the Hills — a poet, a loving father and husband, an avid c...