NORTHBROOK - Global home furnishings retailer Crate and Barrel appointed Neela Montgomery as Chief Executive Officer. The former Executive Board Member for Multi-Channel Retail of Crate and Barrel's shareholder, Hamburg-based Otto Group, will assume...

Howard Schultz, President/CEO of the North Suburban YMCA, has been selected to be a member of the Y-USA Small and Mid-Size YMCA CEO Cabinet, which represents over 760 Y executives from around the country. According to Tony Fragale, Vice President, C...

Former state Rep. Jack Franks has been getting police protection for the last six weeks after reading what he describes as "death threats" on a local blog. Franks, a Marengo Democrat who chairs the majority-Republican McHenry County Board, tells me ...

Patrick L. Kreis, a 26-year veteran of the Winnetka Police Department and that agency's current chief, will replace Vernon Hills Police Chief Mark Fleischhauer after his retirement in June. The Vernon Hills village board Tuesday approved a contract ...

Track is a singular sport but for Concordia University Chicago junior Chelsee Wilson it's not a one-person show. She says it's with the support of her coaches and teammates that she has broken several records, achieved conference titles and qualifi...

Marty Schiene spent 15 seasons playing on the professional golf tours around the world, qualified for four U.S. Opens and won the Illinois Open three times. Now he has landed a job he calls "a dream come true." Schiene is taking over as head coach o...

A new restaurant featuring traditional Greek street cuisine is planned for a long-vacant venue on the north end of Libertyville. New building facades, landscaping and lighting are in the works for the former Slott's Hots, 1124 N. Milwaukee Ave., a v...

Editor's note: This story has been update to correct the owner's name to Joe Caputo. Joe's Fresh Market in Des Plaines has closed months after the grocer reopened in Des Plaines. Joe Caputo, owner of the grocery store formerly named Joe Caputo...

Art heads to 'Bourbon Street' Local artists take the spotlight as the St. Charles Arts Council holds its inaugural Pheasant Run Gallery Show in the Bourbon Street replica area at Pheasant Run, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. Free. stcharlesartsc...