A goal of the School District 54 Board of Education is to provide options for parents in the selection of their child's school. In addition to the neighborhood school, School District 54 has developed programs at several district schools, which it c...

Briar Pointe, one of Schaumburg's newer subdivisions, was built in the mid-1990s by homebuilder Kenar. At that time, Bob Brandt had been a Realtor for 11 years and remembers how popular the development was and that buyers were excited about new cons...

A former Carol Stream truck driver convicted in a fatal 2000 DUI crash that killed a Schaumburg teen in Wood Dale is back in jail after being accused of driving without a license for the second time since August. DuPage Judge Brian Telander set bail...

A variety of book and movie discussion groups will meet in February and March at the Schaumburg Township District Library, with genres to suit many different interests. There is no fee to participate, and books may be borrowed from the library. Gro...

A look back at some of the crime and justice stories that grabbed headlines in 2016 ... January Murder-suicide: A 55-year-old man, Daniel Kudrna, shoots his estranged wife, Catherine Lee Kudrna, 54, and then himself inside their Bloomingdale home....

As 2016 comes to a close, we asked Northwest suburban mayors to to look back on something their community accomplished in the past year and look ahead at something they hope to accomplish in 2017. Here are their replies, in some cases edited for len...

January Larry Keefe, 62 The longtime Chicago radio newscaster from Wheaton joined WTMX, also known as 101.9-FM, in 1978 and stayed for three decades, most recently working on the Eric & Kathy morning show. He was known for his dedication to his job...

Prison sentences recently doled out for three men convicted of plotting to have sex with minor girls at an Aurora hotel show Kane County authorities are doing their part to combat human trafficking, said State's Attorney Joe McMahon. "It's not only ...

Mayoral races in the Northwest suburbs began taking shape Monday, including in Des Plaines, where Mayor Matt Bogusz will face a challenge from a member of his city council. Alderman Malcolm Chester, a lobbyist and first-term alderman in the 6th war...