Nick Addison, Fremd Addison was a unique force in the No. 3 spot in the order as the Eastern Kentucky-bound right fielder hit a school-record .484 and tied the mark for steals with 30. Addison also had 8 doubles and drove in 34 runs. "He hit the bal...

Two more hospitals have objected to Delnor-Community Hospital's request to start doing open-heart surgeries. Provena St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin and Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood have sent letters to the state health facilities planni...

Bartlett Hawks Coach: Heather Thomas (2nd season) Last season's record: 14-8-2, 6-4 Upstate Eight Conference Top returning athletes: Senior: Abby Palmer (midfield); Juniors: Fran Abate (center-midfield), Luisa Desario (forward), Michelle Glaser (def...

Irritability. Hyperactivity. Easy frustration. Poor concentration. Difficulty controlling impulses and emotion. A child's symptoms may be overlooked or incorrectly attributed to hyperactivity or attention deficit disorders -- when research shows the...

Delnor-Community Hospital in Geneva has recently remodeled emergency and maternity departments, a health-and-fitness center and a cancer-treatment building. It's adding more beds to accommodate population growth in central Kane County. But if you ne...

Immanuel United Church of Christ will host a new weekly Parents Group Mondays in the west classroom. The group will meet during the same time as the Lifeboat High School Community Youth Group, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The church is looking for additional l...

For more opportunities, see the Volunteer Center Web site, www.volunteerinfo.net. You can make a difference and help the community in which you live and work. The Volunteer Center has hundreds of opportunities; listed here is a sampling. Ca...

Barrington Coach: Marty Dello (fifth year, 63-51; eighth year overall, 114-86) Last year: 11-18, 3-7 (T4th West) Key losses: Pat Guido (All-area, 16.6 ppg, 80 3s, Wittenberg), Brice Zaumseil (7.9 ppg, 59 3s), Deon Randle (3.5 ppg), Roland Massimino...

Addison Trail Coach: Rob Schader (second year). Last season: 2-26, 1-11 in the West Suburban Gold; lost to York 60-50 in the Class AA Addison Trail regional quarterfinals. Top players: G Erika Spear, sr.; G Val Dini, sr.; G Jen Schulmeister, sr.; G ...