Roughly 3,000 people remain without power due to severe storms that rolled through the Chicago area Tuesday evening. The number is down from the 14,000 Northern Illinois ComEd customers without power, officials said, but most cities and villages in...

A dump truck rolled over Monday afternoon in Hanover Park, tying up traffic for hours along a busy stretch of Lake Street. The crash occurred shortly after noon between Walnut Avenue and Mark Thomas Lane, according to Hanover Park police. Reports in...

You wanted to know "How do you help the Earth stay green?" asked a young patron who attended Schaumburg Township Library District's Summer Science program in Hanover Park. Going green means caring for the Earth - the water, land and air. On a small...

The hallways of 53 Elgin Area School District U-46 schools are abuzz with activity as 2,500 teachers returned to work this week to prepare for classes to begin Monday. "A lot of great instructional things are happening this school year," U-46 CEO To...

A company that makes replacement parts for Whirlpool, General Electric and other major appliance brands is consolidating operations into one warehousing and production facility to be built in Carol Stream. CEO Badal Wadia said CoreCentric Solutions ...

State, county and village officials gathered at the Busse Woods dam near Elk Grove Village Wednesday morning to celebrate unprecedented government cooperation that's expected to bring flood relief to thousands. The occasion marked the start of a thr...

When Maria Nevarez's son Arnold was diagnosed with leukemia in 2008, she and her husband, Jose, worried about the expensive medical bills they would have to pay in addition to caring for their two younger children. It was a trying time for the whole...

Failed attempts by state lawmakers in recent years to return oversight of DuPage County's forest preserves to the county board have inspired the forest preserve district to go on the offensive. The district is asking visitors to its website to sign ...