BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Roger Federer saw what a trio of next generation Grand Slam contenders had to offer Friday before putting on a show of his own, disposing of Australian wild card James Duckworth in 39 minutes to move into the Brisbane Inte...

The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory until noon today, with a second wind chill advisory starting at 6 p.m. and ending at noon on Saturday. Wind chills Friday morning could dip as low as minus 20 degrees. Temperatures were e...

Mersiha Abdic: School counselor at Larkin High School in Elgin. Started her professional career as a teacher in Elgin U-46 in 2008 and became a counselor in the fall of 2013. Holds a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education from Northeastern Ill...

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. businesses ramped up hiring last month in the latest sign that the nation's economy is expanding despite worries about global growth that have sent financial markets tumbling. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that companie...

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's approval rating is creeping upward. The economy is growing. And a flurry of aggressive executive actions on domestic and foreign policy have energized the West Wing. Obama's challenge now is to figure out how to...

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Kei Nishikori beat Steve Johnson 6-4, 7-5 at the Brisbane International on Wednesday to start a season in which he wants to be in the vanguard aiming to end the dominance of the old guard in men's tennis. The Japanese play...

Robert "Bob" Gilliam wasn't ever concerned with making popular choices, or ones that would garner him the most votes or campaign contributions - the only thing he cared about was acting in the best interest of the city of Elgin. Those sentiments wer...

By Lenny Bernstein Washington Post An average of six people die every day of alcohol poisoning, and most are not binge-drinking college students, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday. In fact, according to the report, 76 p...