The text of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, released by the White House as prepared for delivery: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this cham...

Authorities say a 73-year-old ex-convict told investigators he became accustomed to life in prison and wanted to get caught when he robbed a Niles bank so he could live his final years behind bars. A federal complaint says Walter Unbehaun walked int...

An Aurora man has been charged with driving under the influence and aggravated reckless driving after smashing his car into a utility pole in North Aurora Sunday afternoon, critically injuring his 39-year-old passenger, police said. Victor M. Alvare...

Breaking news: Pope Benedict XVI announces he will resign on Feb. 28. One airlifted from North Aurora crash One person is in critical condition after a crash in North Aurora that shut down Route 25 for several hours on yesterday afternoo...

Hundreds of mourners and dignitaries including first lady Michelle Obama packed the funeral Saturday for a Chicago honor student whose killing catapulted her into the nation's debate over gun violence. Yet one speaker after another remembered 15-yea...

Readers responded in significant numbers to the “Talk of the Town” column a couple of weeks ago about various restaurants coming and going in the past few years. One was quite excited about Trattoria Totuccio at 227 S. Third St. in Geneva, on the se...

Dist. 33 teachers, board still talking, still disagreeing Negotiating teams for the West Chicago Elementary District 33 school board and teachers union are expected to return to the bargaining table today after an all-day session yesterday into...

Dist. 33 cancels classes as contract talks collapse Teachers will be walking picket lines and thousands of students will be locked out of classes Monday in West Chicago Elementary District 33 after the school board and teachers union failed to ...