You’re on the market for a calculator, but knowing which one you or your child needs for school can be just as perplexing as any high school math formula. With plenty of options available, how do you know what you really need — and what you don’t? C...

More than 200 firefighters and police officers take part in a massive mock disaster exercise Wednesday afternoon on Harper College’s main campus in Palatine. About 100 volunteer victims faked injuries in the drill, which lasted several hours and inv...

When Erika Varela was little she owned Erica's Cafe, in the basement of her home, offering imaginative entrees from a fancy menu she typed on an old typewriter. “I have a lot of IOUs from my relatives,” she laughs, recalling how they played the role...

Nothing stopped Sam and Bess Greco of Palatine from attending their oldest grandson's wedding on Saturday in Milwaukee. Certainly not their health. Although Sam turned 90 in March and Bess is 85, both are in good health and more than up to the chall...

Today's over-50 crowd has learned an important lesson from their doctors, media reports and health gurus, as well as from watching their parents' decline: Stay active if you want to stave off heart disease, diabetes and other killer conditions. So t...