St. Charles, Illinois, June 3, 2011 – The neXt gallery at Shelby is sponsoring a panel discussion on “Art and Economic Development”. Panel moderator is Hennie Reynders, Ph. D, Associate Professor of Architecture, Interior Architecture & Designed O...

Class 4A DeKalb sectional Matchups: Streamwood (28-6) vs. Boylan (26-5), today at 4 p.m.; Cary-Grove (27-9) vs. Dundee-Crown (24-13), Thursday at 4 p.m. How they got here: Streamwood defeated 7-2 and South Elgin 5-4 in 11 innings to win the Hoff...

Heavy rains Sunday caused havoc on Chicago area roadways, caused more than 450 flights to be canceled, sparked roof fires, delayed graduations and has rivers at their tipping points. The storms that passed through the area may have cleared the way f...

The two sides involved in a lawsuit about a proposed new public works garage in Fox River Grove are due to meet in front of a Lake County judge next month, but neither is likely to budge before trial. About 20 residents are suing the village seeking...

A stone entry with island garden welcomes visitors to Thousand Oaks, a new home community where custom homes sit among ancient trees and rolling hills. The community by KLM Builders Inc. features 74 one-acre homesites nestled within 110 acres of pri...

Festivals, run/walks • Barrington Art Festival: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 28-29, at Cook and Station streets, Barrington; 140 juried artists from around the world in a variety of mediums. Live music, fare from local restaurants a...