Grayslake Village Manager Mike Ellis' base salary of more than $259,000, benefits and perks for 2011 were dissected in a new study by a group questioning what it calls overly generous compensation packages for government employees. Conservative-lea...

Author, attorney and boxer Kenneth N. Green was kicked out of Roosevelt High School 58 years ago. A half-year later, he was allowed to return and finally graduated after four and one half years. He made a comeback after graduating from Roosevelt. H...

A Buffalo Grove man was sentenced this week to seven years in prison for having been drunk when he struck and killed a woman with his car last year in Northbrook. Jiho Lee, 22, had pleaded guilty to aggravated driving under the influence in the cras...

Ÿ Meet author Gary Buslik as he discusses and signs copies of his new novel, “Akhmed and the Atomic Matzo Balls,” at a book-launch party from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at Barnes and Noble, 590 E. Golf Road, Schaumburg. Refreshments will be serve...

How suburban lawmakers voted on increasing the cost of state retiree health care. Yes Chris Nybo, Elmhurst Republican; Linda Chapa LaVia, Aurora Democrat; Franco Coladipietro, Bloomingdale Republican; Fred Crespo, Hoffman Estates Democrat; Keit...

Sushi for mom She birthed you. Cuddled you during thunder storms. Supported your every endeavor. The very least she deserves is half price sushi. Make mom - and your wallet - happy with 35 sushi dishes ranging from $2 to $7 on Mother's Day Sunday a...

Wheeling-based Garden Fresh will close its Mount Prospect store in June, affecting about 50 workers, a company executive said Monday. Stiffer competition from a nearby Wal-Mart that added an expanded food market and "issues related to the landlord"...

Most people know Beckie Untiedt as the matriarch of Graham's Fine Chocolates and Ice Cream in Geneva and Wheaton and the 318 Coffeehouse in Geneva. That's where sweet treats are made and enjoyed around the Fox Valley since 1987. But others know Un...

A chocolate lover's dream Chocolate treats are the stars of the day at the annual Long Grove Chocolate Festival, at the crossroads of Old McHenry and Robert Parker Coffin roads, in downtown Long Grove. Sample chocolate fare galore - everything from...

Shazam! Free comics Saturday, May 5, is Free Comic Book Day, in shops across the world. Many comic stores are giving away a free comic to patrons, with no strings attached. A number of suburban shops, including Dreamland Comics in Libertyville and ...