Two historic buildings in downtown Des Plaines are on the auction block. The 93-year-old former Des Plaines Masonic Temple building — perhaps the oldest downtown building — is home to the 244-seat Leela Arts Center live theater, a banquet facility, ...

Vernon Hills resident T.J. Marciniak was so excited to see Vice President Joe Biden speak Wednesday in his hometown, he got to the Sullivan Community Center more than three hours before the doors opened to ensure a good spot in the audience. "It's n...

The front-desk clerk at a Prospect Heights motel heard a woman running down the hall, screaming for help. Trying to find the source of the ruckus Tuesday night, the Motel 6 employee, who had been working on a nearby door lock, peeked into the third-...

Deerfield resident Scott R. Evans, a Northwestern Mutual Financial Representative and Managing Director based in Northbrook, is receiving the company's Emerald award based on an outstanding year of helping clients achieve financial security. "We'r...

Chicago's golf season may be in its final days as far as 2014 goes, but you wouldn't know it by developments over the last few days. On the PGA Tour, Wheaton's Kevin Streelman made a final-round charge in the Shriners Hospital for Children's Open in...

Leanne P. Redden was at a crossroads in 1989. She had heard about a student exchange program while finishing her bachelor's degree at the University of New South Wales in Australia. The program allowed Australian students to study abroad at the Uni...

This story has been updated to say the debate is being live-streamed only on the Internet at 8 p.m. at abc7chicago.com, while a rebroadcast actually on Channel 7 will appear after the 10 p.m. news. As early voters start heading to the polls tod...

Many of today's young homebuyers belong to the instant gratification generation. They send and receive messages instantly. They get their information without opening a reference book. They sometimes even order their food online and wait for the door...

U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider's re-election committee raked in more than $1.1 million in campaign donations during the last three months, setting a new fundraising record for the 10th District. Schneider's total this past quarter topped the $653,062 ...