• Air Force Airman Ismael G. Iganez, brother of Sheryl Hart of Wheeling and a 2007 graduate of Wheeling High School, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. During the six weeks of training, Iganez stud...

Elmhurst wrestler Jeff Kastel (Hinsdale Central) upped his overall record to 30-4 by posting a 5-0 record last week. Kastel, who's ranked fifth in the nation at 149 pounds, defeated North Central's Jacob Sandborne 15-7 a 5-0 record last week. Kastel...

Kimball Hill Inc. has successfully negotiated with its lenders to give it more time on its $500 million line of credit, now in default, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The Rolling Meadows-based home builder said it has unti...

To the editor: This Christmas has been one of the best yet at Elk Grove Township. We were able to help 114 families including 275 children, only with the generosity of our township communities. We received a P.O.D. of food collected by Elk Grove Hig...

Dr. Allyson F. Jacobson of Chicago, daughter of Sharon and David Jacobson of Schaumburg, completed a five-year general surgery residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Jacobson, a 1992 graduate of Hoffman Estates High School, received a b...

It's never too early to start thinking about Valentine's Day plans. And if you want to include the whole family, a local Palatine business is continuing their kid-friendly tradition. The Great American Bagel in Palatine will hold a Valentine's Night...

Faculty at Harper College may get a two-year contract extension, which would prolong another bargaining session between teachers and administrators. At a college board meeting Tuesday night, a two-year contract extension was up for a vote, but trus...

Barrington business closes Finn's Fabrics by Dyllis, which has operated in Barrington for nearly 40 years, will close its doors at the end of the month. Store President Dyllis Braithwaite, now 80, is closing the store at 113 N. Cook St. because of h...

Townships to hold annual food drive Barrington and Cuba townships are joining together for their seventh annual "Have a Heart" food drive from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 9. The Barrington Countryside Fire Station 1 at 400 N. Northwest Hwy. in Barrington, a...

Comedy at Harper: Derek Hughes, an award-winning illusionist and regular at the Acme Comedy Club, Minneapolis, and various comedy clubs in Los Angeles, opens Harper College's new Laugh Shack Comedy Series at 8 p.m. Feb. 1 in Room A238 of the Student...