A Bartlett man who fatally shot a security guard outside an adult business in 2018 has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. Donald Pelka, 63, was convicted of first-degree murder in June for the killing of Kyle Gojdas, 29, of Glendale Heights, outs...

Smiling kids, teary parents and eager teachers kicked off Otter Creek Elementary School's 20th year Tuesday in Elgin. More than 35,000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade headed back to classes in Elgin Area School District U-46. The dis...

The Federation of Indian Associations, Chicago (FIA) celebrated the 75th India Independence Day, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, with patriotic fervor during the day and a gala concert featuring prominent Bollywood Singer Javed Ali with his team in the eve...

When her friends talk about planning a vacation, Iris Bess tells them she's staying put in her West Chicago home. For the first time in two decades, the 50-year-old woman has her own home, and her two teenage sons have their own bedrooms. She loves ...

Northwestern Medicine and the Warrenville Fire Protection District are collaborating to offer life-saving stroke diagnosis and treatment to residents of the western suburb. Northwestern Medicine's Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) can now be directly dispatc...

Facing overwhelming community opposition, a plan to open a gun range and store in Long Grove has been withdrawn by the developer, village officials said Friday. A Range USA operation was proposed for about 1.7 acres on Old Hicks Road north of Lake-C...

The St. Charles Singers, led by founder and music director Jeffrey Hunt, will conclude its decade-long "Mozart Journey" project with concerts on Aug. 27-28 in St. Charles featuring two of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's most beloved sacred choral works, a...