With 24 years of experience in the transportation industry, Hanover Park resident Peter DeCore joined New England Motor Freight as an account executive for the Chicago area terminal in Elk Grove Village. DeCore, who served in the National Guard as a...

Rudimentary science class experiments just got a lot more sophisticated. The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation and ComEd have teamed to dole out more than $200,000 for solar power and renewable energy education programs at 14 Chicago-area s...

Can a few strategically placed lights cut down on crime? Hanover Park thinks so. The village voted Thursday to approve spending about $10,000 on security lighting at the behest of the police department. The decision reinstates a public safety grant ...

Halloween fun for kids: The Streamwood Park District's Trail of Terror continues to scare teens and adults every Friday and Saturday night through Halloween, but there are fun activities planned for younger kids as well. A "lights on" version of the...

Lillie P. Thoms worked with students at Conant High School in Hoffman Estates for 13 years, but not in a classroom. The busy corridors and cafeteria were her classrooms, where students often sought her out as a friendly face and an open ear. Mrs. Th...

Hello there: I'm the new reporter for Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights. Steve Zalusky, who used to cover the towns, recently took a job at the American Library Association in Chicago. I have been covering Elk Grove Village for the p...

Whether you're a parent searching for a fun activity for your small child, or a teen or adult looking for a thrill, there should be plenty of activities in the Tri-Cities area this Halloween season. Here is a look: Family fun Schneider Fall Festival...

A St. Charles man arrested Oct. 10 on charges he possessed child pornography has been fired from his job at a Hanover Park gym. Vernor Gumila, 38, coached at Gymkhana Gymnastics Club & Dance Studio on Tower Drive for more than 15 years. "We can't ta...

When Jay Fisher and Rich Malacina took over St. Charles Gymnastics Academy about eight months ago, they didn't do it as good investors. They did it as good dads. Fisher, of South Elgin, and Malacina, of Elburn, each had daughters who had attended th...