Earth Day is Saturday, April 22. Fox Valley residents are invited to celebrate spring in an environmentally conscious way by attending one of these events. Elgin The Elgin Sustainability Commission will hold its fourth annual Earth Day Celebrat...

Can the discovery of the Higgs boson particle help with time travel?,” asked a young Vernon Area Public Library patron who attended the Science Explorers program. Quarks, leptons and bosons are elemental properties in particle physics. These and oth...

The Elgin Symphony Orchestra welcomed 8,700 area elementary and middle school students to the Ainsworth Concerts for Youth in early April. Students from Elgin, Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village, Naperville, Palatine, Schaumburg, St. Charles, Yor...

In 1872, Yellowstone became the nation's first National Park and, in 1916, the National Park Service was born. One hundred years later, the United States has 59 National Parks, spanning an array of geological features, ecosystems and historic sites...

After years of having your days filled with work, deadlines and appointments, it can be more than a little daunting to find your calendar virtually empty. Days, weeks and months can seem mighty long when there aren't many planned activities. Retiree...

Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley hosted its annual Trivia Bee for Literacy Saturday, March 25, at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles. This year's theme was "Birds and the Bees." Questions tested participants general knowledge with a special emphasis ...