While the Schaumburg Township District Library board is gaining some new members with fresh perspectives - including that of 18-year-old Hannah Hyman - the retirement of two long-serving trustees this month will bring the loss of a combined 72 years...

When he's doing homework, reading a book or sitting in class, 10-year-old Luke Doubek often grips a fidget spinner — a silent, three-pronged spinning toy that's held between two fingers. “It actually helps him concentrate,” said his mother, Margaret...

On Friday, May 5, Centro de Infomacion will continue its "Celebrando 45" anniversary with its annual Community Day Luncheon at the Elgin Country Club starting at 11:30 a.m. Attorney Ricardo Meza, former Midwest Regional Counsel for the Mexican Amer...

Cursive handwriting lessons - which in recent years have become almost as obsolete as chalkboards - might be headed for a comeback in Illinois schools as a result of one suburban lawmaker's quest. State Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch, a Westchester Demo...

The escalation of an early morning argument between a Hanover Park man, a woman, and the woman's mother culminated in aggravated domestic battery charges against the man. Pedro Mendoza-Lara, 38, was ordered held on $200,000 bail Monday after authori...

Ninety-two adults are waiting for a tutor right now, and the list continues to grow, according to The Literacy Connection. Fifty potential learners are waiting in Elgin and 18 in Carpentersville; 52 are from Mexico, 14 are from the United States, a...

Robert Frankel and Ruth Jonen, longtime members of the Schaumburg Library Board of Trustees, will retire in May after decades of service to the library and community. Residents who want to say goodbye to the retiring board members are welcome to att...