A generation ago, we'd turn on the local TV news before bed, hear meteorologist Harry Volkman predict 5 inches of snow before morning, and take action by setting the alarm a little earlier so we'd have time to shovel before a longer commute to work....

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross, Democratic Rep. Elaine Nekritz and a handful of other suburban lawmakers pitched a new plan Wednesday to cut the state’s pension costs, hoping a bipartisan presentation of support could burst...

Jazz currents Catch Grammy Award-winning jazz great Ramsey Lewis and his Electric Band at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. $50; $48 seniors; $40 kids. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org. 8 p.m. Friday, March 1 World of Wh...

Northbrook, IL, February 27, 2013: Spring is just a few short weeks away . . . and that means the 2013 collection drive for the Glass Slipper Project is now underway at all eight (8) Zengeler Cleaners locations! The Glass Slipper Project (GSP) is ...

High-end cooking has its "Top Chef," fashion design has its "Project Runway," and now the growing field of web comics has its own reality TV-style online show - and the suburbs are going to be represented. Monica Ray, the 22-year-old creator of Phu...

Arlington Heights wants to get a better handle on where and why consumers spend money in the village, through a shopping survey being conducted by Public Research Group. The survey is now under way, with questionnaires going out by mail, phone, emai...

If you've stuck to your New Years resolution of losing weight and are still seeing results after Valentine's Day, you may have finally cleared the barriers once standing in your way. But many are still struggling to stay on a plan to get in better s...

When Melanie Collins of North Barrington spends about $300 a week on groceries for her family, she wants a good selection of produce and freshly cooked prepared meals that are free of preservatives. That's why she returns, time and again, to Dominic...