State Rep. Elaine Nekritz, a long-standing fixture of suburban politics, said she knew it was time to leave her job when she found herself without the energy to tackle intractable state problems and frustrated beyond the point of productivity by the...

The biggest glut of tournament golf in the Chicago area in many years reached the overload stage this week with two of the most important championships sharing almost identical dates. The 23rd Illinois Women's Open concludes its three-day run on Wed...

Waukegan, IL, July 18, 2017: Consumers Credit Union (CCU; $1.1 Billion, Waukegan, IL) hosted a highly successful internship program this summer. Thanks to this unique program, a total of nine employees had the opportunity to learn about the financia...

SILVIS, Ill. - One thing you can always expect at the John Deere Classic is that community heroes Zach Johnson and Steve Stricker will challenge for the title. Both came from way back to briefly tie for the lead on Sunday but neither could create th...

Dana Mitchell of Downers Grove had a fulfilling career as a nurse for about 15 years. She worked in labor and delivery and other areas at North Shore Rush, Illinois Masonic and Good Samaritan hospitals. She didn't think that one day she would beco...

SILVIS - If local players should shine at any PGA Tour event, it'd be at the John Deere Classic - the only annual stop on golf's premier circuit in Illinois. Two are doing just fine through three rounds of this year's $5.6 million tournament that co...

Among all the investigators, caseworkers and lawyers assigned to Susana Delgadillo when she was in the custody of the state, her court-appointed special advocate was the one constant. Delgadillo, now 21, of Northbrook, said her advocate helped her i...

The North Suburban YMCA will welcome the Journey of Hope cross-country bike team for their eighth annual friendship visit on July 25. They will be joined by wheelchair athletes from the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA), as well as pla...

RIVERWOODS, IL - On August 13, from 1-3pm, Brushwood Center will host a book signing and talk with the author and the illustrator of the recent publication, "The Peregrine Returns: The Art and Architecture of Urban Raptor Recovery". A recent Brushwo...