There's nothing like a Martin Scorsese movie to rekindle memories of when the mob was a suburban institution. The famed director's gangster epic, "The Irishman," comes to Netflix Wednesday and stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci as mobster...

Frank Buschauer, convicted of drowning his wife 19 years ago in the couple's South Barrington home in what a Cook County judge had described as "a senseless death over the building of a house" will spend the next 25 years in prison. Cook County Judg...

Groups including the League of Women Voters and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America are urging suburban school leaders to oppose a proposal before the Illinois Association of School Boards that would support legislation allowing districts to...

An assortment of changes go into effect Tuesday for commuters parking at Barrington's Metra station. Higher daily weekday fees, more available spaces, premium parking and a new way to pay are on tap for the station that attracts commuters from Barri...

It's time to celebrate fall, German-style. The Rotary Club of Palatine will hold its 12th annual Oktoberfest Friday, Sept. 20, through Sunday, Sept. 22, on the corner of Smith and Slade streets in downtown Palatine, south of the Metra station. This...

The sun is not the only thing that is rising in the east. High school football is on a huge upswing in the Mid-Suburban League East Division in the last four seasons. Last week, for the first time since August 31, 2012 the MSL East won three games a...

A sampling of Sept. 11 observances across the suburbs ... • Aurora Remembrance Ceremony: 8:30 a.m. at Aurora Central Fire Station, 75 N. Broadway. Features presentation of colors, wreath-laying and remarks by city leaders as well as Shaila Zerin-Anw...

This weekend Festival of the Vine: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 6-7, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, around Fourth and State streets, Geneva. Features food from Geneva restaurants, wine tasting, demonstrations, music, arts an...

The Rotary Club of Palatine will be hosting their 12th Annual Oktoberfest which is open to the public on Friday, September 20th through Sunday, September 22nd on the corner of Smith and Slade in downtown Palatine south of the Metra train station to ...

Rough Atlantic Ocean conditions have delayed Barrington resident Doug McConnell's plan for a historic swim between two iconic Massachusetts islands to raise money for ALS patients. McConnell, 61, had been scheduled to begin his 18-mile open water ma...