Longshot. Virtual impossibility. Slim to none. Those are just a few of the phrases that political experts — even those mounting the untraditional campaigns — use to describe a write-in candidate’s chances at victory. Yet suburbanites are giving it a...

Bending genres The Elgin Symphony Orchestra welcomes guest conductor Alastair Willis and the classically trained garage band Time for Three for performances of music by Estacio, Higdon and Tchaikovsky at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony...

Zoinks! See animated characters like Shaggy, Daphne, Velma and that always-hungry dog Scooby-Doo come to life in song when “Scooby-Doo Live Musical Mysteries” plays two times Saturday at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $20-$...

Concerned that community colleges are cutting the teaching hours of part-time faculty to avoid providing them health care under the Affordable Care Act, educators are imploring presidents to reconsider. A few dozen faculty members representing sever...

One hundred years after the tragedy on which it’s based, Harper College will stage its production of the Tony Award-winning musical “Parade.” The true story of an innocent man wrongly accused of murder, the show explores themes of bigotry, violence...

Patient-centered care, an increased emphasis on wellness and developing a reliable, lower-cost system are key factors in making the Affordable Care Act work for consumers and businesses, according to Mark A. Frey, president and CEO of Alexian Brothe...

Skate stars Olympic gold medal champion (and future “Dancing With the Stars” contestant) Dorothy Hamill joins with Kurt Browning, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Joannie Rochette and skating celebrities in the national tour of “Stars on Ice: Now and Then” ...

The people who benefit the most by earning their GED will soon have the toughest time even getting access to the high school graduation equivalency credential, according to local test providers. More than 27,000 Illinois residents took the GED exam...