Little League strongly opposes the legislation proposed by Illinois Rep. Robert Molaro. We believe that passing such a law would not reduce injuries in baseball and softball. Instead, in our judgment, it is more likely to result in fewer children pa...

Two former Bolingbrook officials and five small business owners were charged Friday with engaging in a $400,000 fraud scheme in which the public works department officials got cash, gifts and services in return for approving false and inflated invoi...

Schaumburg police were continuing their search Friday for a man who robbed another man at gunpoint. Police said the victim was in a parking lot on the 900 block of East Golf Road and about to open up his car door around 2:30 p.m. Thursday when he wa...

Actress Amanda Bynes will be at Randhurst Mall in Mount Prospect today. She's not Christmas shopping but will be signing autographs and plugging Dear, her new clothing and accessory line at Steve & Barry's. Bynes has appeared in TV shows like the si...

Preparations for Hanover Park's golden anniversary are in full swing. The four-day 50th Anniversary Family Festival will begin on Aug. 14 next year, and an impressive musical lineup is in the works. Though no bands have been booked yet, an entertain...

While Jenny Baubkus of Hanover Park watched other ballet students land principal parts in "The Nutcracker," she set her sights on another major role in a holiday production: the part of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The young ballerina stars in "A Spir...