Vernon Area Public Library Director Allen Meyer's battle with cancer has forced board members to begin searching for a replacement. Meyer has been on medical leave from the Lincolnshire library since May 22 but started missing work because of his il...

According to a lawsuit, the Rolling Meadows Police Department has violated the civil rights of about 2,000 residents every day since June 9 by barricading entrances to their apartment complex and checking everyone who leaves and enters. "People are...

I think I spent one too many summers on a college campus. I can't look at a tall, icy glass of lemonade without imaging how it would taste with a splash of raspberry vodka, and the only iced tea that passed these lips for decades was the Long Island...

Don't underestimate the suburban entrepreneurs. Hundreds of them are starting up fantastic new businesses, even in this tough economy. A few of the new people on the scene: Travis and Tiffany Johnston, who live just five blocks from downtown Arlin...

There's David Blaine. There's David Copperfield. And then, "presto," there's Mark Presley. The Fox River Grove resident has been performing magic since he was 6 years old. What began as entertainment for his siblings morphed into a professional car...

Karyn Roth has joined the Des Plaines Park District as recreation supervisor. Roth was an intern at the Arlington Heights Park District and worked as a recreation supervisor at the Itasca Park District for over two years. In her new role, Roth will ...

Friday morning's nine-vehicle crash on the westbound Edens Expressway Spur near Northbrook has left a Waukegan man dead and two unidentified drivers in critical condition. State police said a semitrailer truck, driven by Joe D. Buchannan, of Mareng...