How does this sound: camp in the winter? The Northbrook Park District invites students to enjoy field trips and fun activities during the school vacation at the end of December. Children can choose Winter Break Escapes, Multi-Sports Camp, Holiday Sk...

The sleeper issue of 2015 will be extending Route 53 north to Route 120, and here's why. So far, Lake County leaders have trimmed project costs plus floated a 20-cent per mile toll rate along with potentially explosive strategies, such as a 4-cent-p...

In July 2013, Cynthia Wade of Geneva found herself at a major crossroads. She had just turned 60, had shoulder surgery and watched her 23-year-old daughter move out of the house. After facing an empty nest, she also lost her job. “I looked at my li...

Draped in his Superman cape, 4-year-old Bennett Vulykh of Buffalo Grove loves to take on the role of his favorite superhero. Now, he's looking for a hero of his own. Bennett was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in May 2013, and after four round...

There is quiet concern and worry in the superhero world: Superboy has leukemia. As he awaits a bone-marrow transplant, the resolve of this Buffalo Grove 4-year-old has prompted his family and super friends to celebrate his courage - and raise awaren...

There is quiet concern and worry in the superhero world: Superboy has leukemia. As he awaits a bone-marrow transplant, the resolve of this Buffalo Grove 4-year-old has prompted his family and super friends to celebrate his courage - and raise aware...

An Illinois judge tossed out a landmark law Friday intended to fix the nation's worst government-employee pension crisis, ruling that the plan lawmakers adopted less than a year ago violates the state constitution's ban on reducing retirement benefi...

"Every time I dive with Diveheart, I find another piece of myself." - Greg Rodriguez, 27-year-old Marine veteran with traumatic brain injury Submitted by Wendy Foster American Legion Post 791 Northbrook has launched a collaboration with Diveheart....