Breaking with precedent, a majority of tollway directors ignored the advice of top staff and rejected renewing a contract with consulting engineers AECOM Technical Services Thursday. AECOM has worked for the tollway for more than five decades. The t...

The North Suburban YMCA now welcomes guests with a beautified outdoor space at its entry, thanks to the generous support of Lowe's of Northbrook and the Northbrook Public Library. The centerpiece of the space is a "Little Free Library" structure cr...

For many people, there is a tension when it comes to scuba diving: while they know its reputation as one of life's most thrilling experiences, they are also leery of being under water for minutes at a time. Mindful of that tension in many individual...

Democratic incumbent Scott Drury, a maverick legislator who has bucked party leadership on key issues such as the budget, is challenged for a third term as state representative in the 58th District by Highland Park resident and attorney Marty Blumen...

Chicago Master Singers will open its 38th season with concerts featuring a 20th-century masterpiece of Jewish sacred music, Ernest Bloch's "Avodath Hakodesh: Sacred Service for Sabbath Morning." Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, and ...

Beyond sharing their World Series droughts, Chicago and Cleveland share quite a bit of common ground as the Cubs and the Indians compete for the 2016 championship. Here are a few examples to consider. Add some more connections and perhaps we can get...

During the Cubs, Dodgers series, sales at Clark Street Sports, with stores throughout the suburbs, jumped 10 times what they usually are in October. Now that the Cubs are in the World Series, sales have soared 20-fold, said Clark Street Sports co-ow...

Members and friends of the North Suburban YMCA gathered on October 20 to look toward the future at its 2016 Annual Meeting. The community event featured the launch of a new fund to support youth athletics and leadership programs, named in honor of t...