Grills and wicker furniture are replacing the cranes and construction dust at the new and long-anticipated Fountain Square development in downtown Elgin. The first wave of people who plunked deposits and contracts down on the property two years ago ...

October Christkindlmarket Oak Brook: Today-Nov. 11: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays, Oakbrook Center, Corner of Route 83 and Cermak Road, Oak Brook. Artisans from Germany selling a variety of handcrafted items, German foods...

Holiday Wonderland of Lights: Clearbrook will host its third annual Wonderland of Lights Show starting Thanksgiving day and every night, all holidays included, through New Year's Day at Arlington Park Racecourse, Arlington Heights. The 1.6-mile driv...

The mother of a 15-year-old boy killed at a railroad crossing in Fox River Grove last year filed suit against Metra on Tuesday, alleging the train company should have installed barricades across the pedestrian pathway he used. Although there were st...

Rick Wills of Naperville was promoted to managing director at the Naperville financial center of Chicago-based Northern Trust. Wills, who joined Northern Trust in 1994, becomes responsible for strategic direction and growth of the company's business...

MJ Wild Things, MJ Wild Things Studio, 2388 Sunrise Court, Aurora: Home Studio Show featuring photography and fine arts. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (630) 710-6722. Caroline Rhea, Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N. Chicago St., Joliet: 6 p.m. $20-$35. (815) 726-66...

Allstate Insurance promoted Alice Byrne to field vice president for its Midwest region. Byrne, who will transfer to the Midwest regional office in Buffalo Grove, most recently served as assistant field vice president for Allstate's North Central reg...

A Bolingbrook couple filed suit against the DEA Friday, alleging the anti-drug agency mistakenly raided their home instead of a house next door. Albert and Debra White claim in their lawsuit that agents with guns drawn rushed into their home on Lang...