Northbrook Community Synagogue will welcome Rabbi Aaron Braun, spiritual leader, and his family at a reception and a catered dinner to be held on Sunday, August 26 at 5 p.m. All synagogue members and the community are invited to attend. For more inf...

Mike Abt, co-president of family-owned Abt Electronics in Glenview, never expected to return to London nearly 30 years after his backpacking days. This time, he did so as a runner of the Olympic torch. The Glencoe resident was one of about 8,000 w...

Freight trains are part of the scenery in the suburbs. Tank cars rumble through the middle of busy downtowns as oblivious pedestrians stand by drinking Starbucks. But just as trains are a fact of life here, so are derailments. An average of 35 annua...

The two fastest triathletes swam, biked and ran past their competition in Schaumburg Park District's Triathlon: Splash, Pedal, Dash on July 8. Dean Hewson of Palatine powered through the triathlon's 400-meter swim, 15-mile bike ride and 5K run with ...

Bob Chinn's Crab House, one of the area's most recognizable spots and an anchor of Wheeling's Restaurant Row, received national recognition on Wednesday when Forbes Magazine named it the highest-grossing restaurant in the nation. Situated on Milwauk...

Congratulations to the 2012 14U Mount Prospect Mavericks. The Mavericks won their division in the MSBL travel league with a 15-3 record. They also went on to win the 20-team postseason championship, going 6-0 in tournament play, beating Arlington He...

SPRINGFIELD — Despite getting a late start in her bid for Illinois House in a write-in primary race, Republican Susan Sweeney of Park Ridge raised almost $64,000 in the last three months for her campaign against Democratic Des Plaines Mayor Marty Mo...

In the seemingly endless quest for campaign cash, 10th District Republican Congressman Robert Dold outraised his Democratic challenger during the second quarter of 2012, new reports show. Dold, a freshman lawmaker from Kenilworth, collected $711,084...