A new strategic partnership allows manufacturing apprentices and students pursuing careers in manufacturing through the Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) to obtain college credits at Oakton College in Des Plaines, creating a pathway for t...

More than 70% of the 300 freshwater mussel species historically known from North America are threatened, endangered, or in need of conservation. Find out more about the freshwater mussels of the Fox River Watershed of Wisconsin and Illinois at the ...

Remote Area Medical, a major nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics delivering free, quality dental, vision and medical care to those in need, is seeking volunteer medical and vision professionals and general support staff for its Oct. 28-29 clinic in...

Ryan Sloan's motivation to play baseball isn't difficult to figure out. Sloan, the York junior pitcher and Wake Forest recruit, simply "wants to make it." It, as in Major League Baseball one day. "That's really it. That's the end goal for everyone,"...

Is it June yet? During the many years I spent as a full-time high school sports writer and editor, we would start asking that question during the blizzards of winter, and then the monsoons of spring. As Memorial Day weekend came around, we'd ask aga...

As summer pokes its head around the corner, suburban organizers are packing their calendars with outdoor musical events in local parks, cruise nights and other regular concert series. Pack your blankets, lawnchairs and picnic dinners and take a loo...

May 21 Kane County Sportsman's Show: 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Buy, sell and trade fishing tackle, Indian artifacts, firearms and related items and jewelry. Country break...

Starts before Friday Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through June 4. Shuttles leave from the North Lot of the East Lake Forest Train Station. Event showcases the talen...