This weekend Chicago Blues Festival: 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday, June 9-11, at Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St., Chicago. Headliners Friday: Billy Branch & The Son of Blues; Saturday: William Bell, Theo Huff and the New Agenda Ba...

Property tax assessments are climbing right along with housing prices in the suburbs, which means bigger tax bills for some homeowners. The assessed value of residential properties in 50 suburban townships increased an average of 11 percent over the...

Memorial Day is an important day in America to give thanks and to pay tribute to those who gave their lives to protect our country. "Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our...

Olympic preview See skating champions like Karen Chen, Gracie Gold, Ashley Wagner and more when the tour of “Stars on Ice” returns to the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $25-$165; $15-$20 parking. (800) 745-3000 or allstatearena.com...

Naperville woman rescues Austin stabbing victim Naperville chiropractor Leona Di Amore has military emergency training and years of medical experience, but it was a mother's intuition that led her to a wounded student in an abandoned campus parking ...

Out of the gate Horse racing season begins again with Opening Day & Kentucky Derby Day events this weekend at Arlington International Racecourse, 2200 W. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights. $10 opening day general admission; free tickets are available o...

Comedy bud Comedian Doug Benson returns to town for a Cinco De Mayo Celebration standup show and two podcast tapings of “Doug Loves Movies” starting on Thursday at Zanies at MB Financial Park, 5437 Park Place, Rosemont. $20 plus a two-item purchase....

Important message/mission Suzanne Ploger, director of development for Journeys, The Road Home, explains that "homelessness can affect anyone." Secure housing is never 100 percent secure. That is the message. Journeys' mission is to assess and s...

Law enforcement officials say it was a combination of eyewitness accounts and video surveillance technology that allowed them to quickly focus their attention on Anthony Tillmon as the prime suspect in Friday's shooting death of a truck driver on th...

Just months after a presidential election that brought political passions to a boil, suburban turnout in the April 4 local elections declined - even in places with some of the hottest races. The percentage of registered voters who cast ballots in th...