Ever dream about becoming a Bandit? The Comcast Chicago Bandits professional softball team will be holding open tryouts on Sunday, May 25 at Judson University from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. The Bandits are looking for exceptional players 21 or over to f...

With winds blowing at 30 miles per hour, the pitchers seemed to have a definite advantage over the hitters Saturday afternoon. In the end, Huntley's pitching was a little better than St. Edward's. Getting solid efforts in the pitcher's circle from S...

Judson University will host its 20th annual Golden Corridor Community Prayer Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. May 8 in the university's Lindner Fitness Center, 1151 N. State St., Elgin. Eric Metaxas, author of "Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroi...

East Dundee will host a shredding event 7 to 11 a.m. today at Third Street and Railroad, next to the fire station. The event is free for East Dundee residents and $1 for nonresidents. Village staff will be on hand to help destroy confidential docume...

A 26-year-old Aurora man is guilty of attempted murder and other offenses in a July 4, 2006, shooting that led to a large police chase in Aurora. Cevin Y. Stanford was convicted Friday by Kane County Judge Grant Wegner in the shooting of three teena...

Think of them as a brainier version of the cast of characters in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. After more than eight months of teamwork and hundreds of hours of practice, a group of Kimball Middle School eighth-graders will head to the Dest...

For the first time in program history, the Judson University softball team has posted a win at a national tournament. And just for the heck of it, the Eagles picked up 2 wins on Thursday. Playing in the NCCAA National Tournament in Palm Beach, Fla.,...

After waiting 30 years to go to a national tournament, Judson University's softball team will embark on its second straight trip to the NCCAA National Tournament today. Judson will open the 2008 NCCAA National Tournament today in West Palm Beach, Fl...

Women in Management: The Northern Fox Valley Chapter of Women in Management is seeking applicants to award scholarships in memory of its former chapter administrator, Susan Wyatt. A $1,000 Susan Wyatt Memorial WIM Scholarship may be awarded to one r...