University of Illinois golf coach Mike Small has insisted that the last four seasons have been the best in the history of the Illini program, and there's no arguing that point after what has happened in the last few weeks. The Illini trailed Iowa go...

Stuck in traffic on I-55 after an IDOT hearing on adding a tolled lane to that highway, I was late for preschool pickup and paid the price - $10 plus guilt. Had there been the option of paying a toll to zip along in an express lane, I would have don...

SPRINGFIELD - Amid howls of protest from Republicans, the Democratic-led Illinois House passed a spending plan for next year Wednesday without considering any of the pro-business legislation GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner wants as part of a deal to end a his...

When a Wheaton business owner was in a public relations job that was the wrong fit, she knew she had to take action and find something new. The experience eventually prompted her to start her own company to assist others in finding the job they lov...

Many homeless people in the suburbs have places to spend the night, thanks to shelters like PADS. But there's also a question of where they spend their days - and how they can use those hours to get back on their feet. Journeys in Palatine opera...

Samuel Harris estimates he's given thousands of speeches over the past four decades recounting his experiences as one of the youngest Holocaust survivors. And though he says after every lecture at a school, synagogue or Rotary club that it will be h...

The Starbucks at Randhurst Crossing in Mount Prospect will be moving a short distance down the street to the former site of X-press-O Coffee and adding a drive through option. Despite traffic flow concerns, the village board this week gave the contr...

"Cadastral Maps as a Genealogical Resource" will be the topic of a presentation by Alex Feller at the Sunday, May 22, 2016, meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois. His presentation will begin at 2 p.m. at Temple Beth-El, 3610 Dundee ...