This past summer St. Charles East boys basketball coach Patrick Woods had no idea he’d be coaching Dominic Adduci. He did have an idea of what kind of player the sophomore guard would be. “I did get to see him play on the AAU circuit in Fort Wayne, ...

Still rockin' Next to the boys in Bon Jovi, former Poison frontman Bret Michaels may be the most enduring star of the “hair-metal” era that existed more than 20 years ago. When not recording music and touring, Michaels is a hot property in the ...

The last day of filing for the spring primary brought several surprises Monday, including the announced departure of a longtime DuPage County Board member and news that there will be a rare contested Democratic race. A week after submitting her nom...

Lawmakers leave town without Sears deal The Illinois legislature adjourned last night without settling a tax-break package intended to keep Sears Holdings Corp. in Hoffman Estates, even as the company is expected to vote on whether to move out ...

3 killed, 2 hurt in plane crash in Riverwoods Three people were killed and two were injured late Monday night when a small plane from Jessup, Ga., crashed into a heavily wooded area in Riverwoods. The twin-engine Piper Navajo was a medical tran...

More than 60 people stood in line — some as many as three hours — waiting for the Cook County Clerk's office doors to open at 9 a.m. Monday so they could declare their candidacy in the 2012 primary election. State's Attorney Anita Alvarez and Circui...

Simply getting up early wasn't good enough for Bob Grogan. By the time the DuPage County Election Commission opened its doors 8 a.m. Monday for candidates to file for the March 20 primary, the DuPage auditor had spent an entire night holding his spo...

Mount Prospect man badly burns leg while deep-frying turkeys A Mount Prospect man is recovering from severe burns after accidentally knocking 30 quarts of hot oil onto his leg while deep-frying a turkey. Serafino Alfe was frying the turkeys for...