While he called negotiations a "work in progress," Hanover Park Mayor Rodney Craig said Tuesday he's optimistic the village will reach a deal with a developer who wants to buy a troubled strip mall on Barrington Road. "We're getting close," Craig sa...

For Harper College student-athlete Colin Weber, he knew that his time competing at the college level was not over. Weber was an All-American for the Hawks in both cross country and track and field during his sophomore year (2012-13) and served as a ...

Sinking deeper into depression from being bullied, Marissa Lesperance dropped out of Palatine High School her junior year. She didn't give up on her education or her life, though, and searched for ways to keep pace with the classmates she left behi...

One year after the driving force behind the Fremont Street Theater Company passed away, his cast and crew are remaining true to their promise: The show must go on! Elroy "Sandy" Sandquist died unexpectedly from cancer during last summer's production...

Passing the 15-acre campus that is home to Arlington Toyota/Scion in Palatine is no less than impressive. On the face of it, Arlington Toyota/Scion appears simply to be a mega dealership - with a two-story, state-of-the-art new vehicle showroom; a s...

Harper College is at the heart of a new compilation of Jim Croce songs that was recently released, nearly 41 years after the folk-rock singer-songwriter died in a plane crash. Croce performed before a capacity crowd Feb. 2, 1973, on the Palatine ca...

Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Aug. 5: "Divergent" (PG-13, 130 minutes, Lionsgate): With the film adaptation of "Divergent," the first novel in Barrington native Veronica Roth's trilogy of dystopian thrillers, director Neil Burger has...

Golden retriever puppies already can melt an audience, but bring out puppies wearing camouflage vests, carried by veterans, and they nearly bring the house down. That was the response on Friday when Lutheran Church Charities, which started the Addis...