1. Fourteen-year-old Trisha Prabhu of Naperville is on a mission to rid the world of cyberbullying by developing “Rethink,” a pop-up warning that prompts teens to think twice before posting hurtful messages. 2. An on-duty Wheeling police officer str...

Started in 2008 by Mark Evans of Elk Grove Village with the simple idea to send a few dozen pizzas to soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, Pizzas 4 Patriots has grown into a record-setting charity that has shipped more than a million slices of...

Editor's note: Hanover Park police said Saturday no charges have been filed in a homicide investigation, denouncing a social media posting by authorities in southeast Missouri as misleading and inaccurate. Editor's note: Hanover Park police sa...

Schaumburg Fire Lt. John Schneidwind recalled his days at ground zero after joining a group of Chicago-area firefighters who left for New York City in the predawn hours of Sept. 12. "I've been asked why we do this each year," Schneidwind said, speak...

Three suburban men have been charged with stealing approximately 400 Apple iPad tablet computers from Lake Forest Academy in June, 2013, authorities said. Nicholas R. Roiniotis, 25, of Palatine, Natan D. Khanania, 25, of Hanover Park, and Anam M. Q...

1 cup cellophane noodles 1 cup stir fried veggies 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon fish sauce 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro 1 tablespoon chopped mint 1 teaspoon salt 4 rice paper wrappers Put the veggies and cellophane noodles ...

1 bag (8 ounces) cellophane noodles 4 ounces unsalted butter 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 teaspoons Asian sesame oil 1 teaspoons minced garlic Dash crushed red pepper 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper 1 bag (10 ounces) premium French-cut (...

Two found dead in Fox Lake apartment Autopsies are scheduled today on two bodies that were discovered yesterday in a Fox Lake apartment, authorities said. The bodies of the man and woman, whose identities were not released by police, were disco...