Ives wants consolidated school districts State Rep. Jeanne Ives said that, if elected governor, she would push to consolidate school districts to save money and eliminate waste. But she also called for downsizing Elgin Area Unit District 46. Read t...

The American Lung Association has been named the 2017 Clean Fuels Champion by Chicago Area Clean Cities, a nonprofit coalition dedicated to promoting clean-energy and clean-air solutions for transportation in the Chicago area impacting nearly 9 mill...

Transgender Palatine student explains legal fight for locker room access Nova Maday, a transgender student at Palatine High School, said Tuesday she hopes the state lawsuit she filed against Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 results ...

New female candidates from across the suburbs are planning runs for offices at all levels, spurred on by the election of President Donald Trump and the activism of the Women's March early this year. Meet a sampling of first-time candidates seeking v...

Ann Gillespie of Arlington Heights knows she's “one of the many.” She's a Democrat running for elected office for the first time at age 58, and she's part of a movement among suburban women that seems poised to put more of them than ever on crowded ...

Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28, is the day when individuals and corporations open their hearts and wallets on a national day devoted to giving back. It is a movement to create an international day of giving at the beginning of the Christmas and holiday sea...