An estimated 65,000 jobs by 2040. Economic development for DuPage and northwest Cook counties. Access into O’Hare International Airport from the west. And, tolls of 20 cents per mile on what was previously a freeway. A lot of changes are coming for ...

Monica Bakos didn't envision her newborn daughter's first receiving blanket would be a police officer's winter coat. Several things, it turns out, didn't go according to plan that bitterly cold night on Jan. 23, 2000, when the Carol Stream woman was...

When Dianna Ehrenfried accepts the gavel on Thursday, she will be only the eighth woman in 66 years to lead the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce. But her leadership signals more than a changing of the guard. It represents a personal milestone f...

As the nation watches President Barack Obama sworn in as commander-in-chief today for a second time, suburban leaders and Chicago area experts on race relations are reflecting again on what it means to have an African-American as leader of the Unite...

A fatal neurological disorder capable of devastating deer populations may have spread to DuPage County’s forest preserves. The forest preserve district is working with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to do additional testing for chronic...

Step inside the Novak family home in West Chicago and two things immediately wrestle for your attention. First, there's the Christmas tree, still meant as a symbol of joy even in the middle of January. Then, next to the sofa, there's the hospital be...

Political, religious, business and education leaders from the suburbs gathered Friday to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. for a 12th consecutive year. The remembrance and celebration dinner was hosted by the Illinois Commission on Diversity an...

This month, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 84. Communities throughout the Fox Valley area are pulling together to hold celebrations of his life, and to honor his legacy — with a special focus on community service. Aurora Ÿ Auro...