No sooner will this week's Western Amateur at Skokie Country Club wrap up on Saturday than the 68th Illinois Open will tee off at two other north suburban locations next week. The Illinois Open remains a 54-hole affair for 264 finalists, the survivo...

A robotic lawn mower will be coming soon to an acre of grass near you. Lake Zurich-based Echo Inc., which manufacturers and distributes landscape equipment worldwide, is expanding its product lines and aims to introduce its new Roomba-like lawn mowe...

A team of volunteers from the Northbrook offices of UBS applied both artistry and elbow grease to create new directional signage throughout the North Suburban YMCA. The project was complemented by a corporate donation that will provide tools and sto...

"Resources for Jewish Genealogy in Chicagoland-What's New" will be the topic of a presentation by genealogist Mike Karsen at the Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois. His presentation will begin at 2 p.m. at ...

Joe Maret's Eagle Scout Project creates a way to engage your human senses for an enjoyable experience with nature. With the generous help of local Mount Prospect donors, the funds were gathered to purchase materials. Architect Wayne Zediker of Moun...

As Gov. Bruce Rauner waits for reluctant Democratic legislative leaders to send him an education funding bill, he has another bill already on his desk that needs signing. House Bill 3817, passed with bipartisan support, would make it easier to expun...

Northbrook, IL, July 25, 2017: The Zengeler family just reached another historic milestone with their support of Rotary International. Bob Zengeler, the former President of Zengeler Cleaners, became a charter member of Libertyville Rotary 55 years ...

Elaine Nekritz has always struck us as one of the lights in the darkness, a state legislator whose heart is in the right place, who got involved in politics not out of a sense of egotism but out of desire to make things better, who went to Springfie...

• New York Times best-selling author Elizabeth Letts signs copies of her latest title, "The Perfect Horse," from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, July 23, before the matinee performance of the Tempel Lipizzan stallions at Tempel Farms, 17000 W. Wadswort...