Kristi Toliver scored 15 points and added 11 assists, and No. 3 Maryland led start to finish in a 64-46 win over visiting Temple on Sunday. Crystal Langhorne added 14 points for Maryland (13-1), 10 during a first half when the Terps jumped to an ear...

Three men, including two Harper College students, face residential burglary charges after being linked to at least one incident in their Rolling Meadows apartment complex, police said. Rolling Meadows Sgt. Tony Gaspari said three 18-year-olds -- Qui...

Des Plaines police are warning drivers to avoid Central Road near Maryville Academy in Des Plaines on Tuesday and Wednesday night since the street will be closed for a Catholic vigil that is expected to draw 100,000 people. The faithful, many on fo...

We now offer a second installment highlighting several of this season's holiday concerts, scheduled for this weekend through Dec. 23. Last week we previewed the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's second annual "Holiday Showcase at the Sears Centre," set for...

John Gorecki and Christopher Scarpulla, both of Elk Grove Village, and Patrick Nakamura of Buffalo Grove were selected to sing in the 2007-08 edition of the Millikin Men, Millikin University's Men's Choir. Under the direction of Theodore Hesse, lect...

Andy Merklein has found basketball happiness again at Harper College. The 6-foot-9 all-area player at Prospect in 2005 originally went to Division III Lake Forest College, but he played only four games and 10 minutes as a freshman. Merklein left Lak...

The Elgin Symphony Orchestra's Holiday Showcase returns at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates. Music director Robert Hanson will lead the ESO in a variety of holiday selections. Marvel at the artistry of ice dancing pair Gre...

Tilton, Kelly + Bell, a Chicago-based architecture and design firm, has announced that AIA Illinois, a state membership organization of architects, has awarded a long-time Palatine resident with an award. Martha Bell, has received the R. Buckminster...

Local high school and college vocalists will unite to form the Holiday Festival Chorus at this year's Holiday Showcase at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Sears Centre, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates. Students from Harper College Choir, Elgin...

Last year's Elgin Symphony Orchestra Holiday Showcase was its first at the Sears Centre. This year, it will be better than ever, the orchestra says. The 2007 Holiday Showcase takes multiple stages at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. "The move to the Sears Centre...