We in the suburbs take great pride in our schools with their high test scores, low dropout rates and the numbers of kids who go on to college. We celebrate our STEM programs that introduce more kids to careers in the sciences. With the investment we...

The acronym TIF refers to a conversation-stopping tax strategy that is not easy to understand but can have direct consequences for communities, schools, parks, libraries and taxpayers. In the best of circumstances, it can help a community encourage ...

The vast majority of taxing bodies potentially affected by a proposed $21 million tax refund for a development in western Hoffman Estates dislike the idea so much they rejected it twice Tuesday. Members of the joint review board for the tax incremen...

Nearly 70 percent of American households have less than $1,000 in savings, investment officer Jack Ablin told participants at an economic breakfast at Harper College this morning. He added that these are the households that rely on the government fo...

Ciaran Clute of Schaumburg walked into Friendship Village on a hunch and changed not only her own life, but the lives of people she got to know. A year ago, the then18-year old said that on instinct, as well as some encouragement from her mother, s...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - After using multiple contributions to build a big lead that seemed safe, Ohio State needed a group effort to avoid an even bigger collapse against Kentucky. Tori McCoy scored six straight points midway through the fourth quarte...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Ohio State's slim series advantage over Kentucky means nothing with more than 10 years having passed since the schools last played and none occurring in the postseason. All of which makes Sunday's inaugural NCAA Tournament matc...

Like a lot of 22-year-old suburban people finishing their formal educations, Ben Nicholas of Mount Prospect flashes an easy smile. In it, you see both satisfaction for what he has accomplished and anticipation for the adult path opening before him. ...