Can't find an organized bike ride? Really? Club rides abound - distance-leveled fundraisers: 15-25 mile family rides, metric centuries (62 miles) and classics (100), plus weekly shorter “slow-rolls,” many welcoming nonmembers. Check your local club;...

This weekend Goebbert's Fall Festival: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 31, at 42W813 Reinking Road, Pingree Grove, and 40 W. Higgins in South Barrington. Both locations have animals, mazes, wagon rides, pig races and more. See websi...

Tom Murphy remembers the good old days when he needed to give flooring manufacturers just three to four weeks lead time to deliver materials for the Hiffman National projects he oversees. Those good old days were just a few months ago. For Joseph A...

The St. Charles Singers, led by founder and music director Jeffrey Hunt, will open its 38th concert season in early October in St. Charles, with a program featuring what Hunt describes as "the sublime sound of choir and cello." The program, titled O...

Glenbard South (2-0, 2-0) at South Elgin (2-0, 1-0)When: Friday, 7:30 p.m. Where: South Elgin High School Outlook: A little data dump on the Storm's first two games in which they have mowed through opponents to the tune of a combined 106-7 point...

Four Northwest suburban libraries will share more than $361,000 in new state grants, a state lawmaker has announced. The Schaumburg Township District Library will get about $187,102. The Des Plaines Public Library will receive more than $86,086. The...

Drive through Wayne and you'll see "Justice for Ludwig" signs with a photo of the white Dogo Argentino dog that was shot to death last month. The same signs are showing up in Batavia, St. Charles, Elgin, South Elgin, DeKalb and Algonquin as supporte...

This weekend Yorkville Hometown Days Festival: 4:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2; 5-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4; and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, at Beecher Community Park, 908 Game Farm Road, Yorkville. Barbe...

Cricket, not league can resume in Buffalo Grove In response to outcry on social media and an online petition, the Buffalo Grove Park District reversed course Tuesday and agreed to reopen the cricket pitch at Green Lake Park. But a cr...