As Nokia employees plan for a 2019 launch of telecommunications equipment to the moon, a group of Naperville-area students got to chime in with ideas for what should be "The Next Big Thing on the Moon." Ideas about how to communicate on the moon, h...

Matteo Costa, Lake Park Whether attacking as a midfielder or as a forward option, the senior shined time and time again, receiving all-DuKane Conference and all-sectional honors. "He has a great sense of when to anticipate a play and make runs forw...

Sloppy and silly Get nostalgic for gross-out games when the national tour of “Double Dare Live!” sets up its bizarre obstacle course on Saturday at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $35-$55; $15-$25 parking. (800) 745-3000 or rosem...

This time of year finds holiday elves hard at work making the season bright. But at Anderson's Bookshops in Naperville, Downers Grove and La Grange, the work is being accomplished by "Book Angels" doing their part to spread the love of literacy. ...

Brews & rides Craft beers from a variety of local and national breweries are all part of the Last Call Fall Festival at Six Flags Great America, 1 Great America Parkway, Gurnee. $30 passport on top of park admission of $77.99 ($54.99 for visitors un...

Big trucks Cheer on oversized trucks such as the Grave Digger, Max-D, Megalodon and more when Monster Jam returns this weekend to the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $15-$45; $15-$25 parking. (800) 745-3000 or allstatearena.com. 1 a...

A Naperville woman has been charged with stealing more than $11,000 worth of My Bank … My Rewards credit card points from her former employer, Addison Elementary District 4. DuPage County Judge Joseph Bugos issued a $10,000 arrest warrant on Oct. 2...

Some see the debate about gun control in America as a battle between safety and liberty. Not Sean Casten. The Democrat running to unseat 6th District U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam says that's a false construct, and all it takes to make people safer from g...

Growth scores measuring student progress from one year to the next are listed for the first time this year on the Illinois Report Card, and in DuPage County, students in a majority of districts showed better growth in math than in English. Growth sc...

'SNL' mainstay Fans of "Saturday Night Live" won't want to miss veteran comedian Darrell Hammond perform standup at two Zanies locations: first at 1548 N. Wells St., Chicago, (312) 337-4027; then at Parkway Bank Park, 5437 Park Place, Rosemont, (847...