Nikil Badey William Fremd High School Hometown: Hoffman Estates Class: Senior Parents: Naveen and Navaneetha Badey Sponsor: Shannon Denna, mathematics teacher Community service: Volunteered with VING speaking about the power of self-empowerment; se...

Vadini Agrawal Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Hometown: Naperville Class: Senior Parents: Vishal Agarwal & Ritu Agrawal Sponsor: Suzanne Speulda, college and academic counselor Community service: Yuda Bands organization, sold handmade br...

Plans to replace a bridge at McDowell Grove this year could require the monthslong closure of a regional trail through the forest preserve near Naperville. Forest preserve officials say a new bridge is needed to replace the 1940s-era, one-lane struc...

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...