Three bouts in the ring were enough for boxers Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali, and they also will be enough for Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider and former Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold, three-time opponents in the 10th Congressional District. High...

Bartlett resident Michelle Stipp, director of financial aid at Roosevelt University, was elected president of the Illinois Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. Advocating for the ethical administration of student aid, training and ad...

Strict cost controls, along with surging sales of its two newest medicines and a surprisingly strong performance from its entire vaccine portfolio pushed Merck & Co. beyond most expectations for the first quarter and the company boosted its outlook ...

Cursive handwriting lessons - which in recent years have become almost as obsolete as chalkboards - might be headed for a comeback in Illinois schools as a result of one suburban lawmaker's quest. State Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch, a Westchester Demo...

YouTube founder Steve Chen says he was the kind of kid who'd spend weekend days alone, playing on his computer. He thought he was the only one like that until he enrolled at the Illinois Math and Science Academy, a three-year residential public ...

Plans to build a $4 million fire station on Aurora's west side won approval Tuesday from the city council. The new facility will replace a station that was built in 1957. Assistant Chief of Support Services Donald Davids said Station 7, on Kenilwo...

The top vote-getter in last week's election for the Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 school board was paying property taxes to Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59, and records show she voted in an election last November when a District...