Saniya Desai's flute playing always resonates in her home, but this was different. A familiarity rang out as her mother crept closer to the bedroom door to listen more closely. The sound, the rhythm and the emotion of the music felt like home. “I wa...

NEW YORK - The gonzo R-rated horror comedy "Cocaine Bear" sniffed up $23.1 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while Marvel's "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" shrank unusually quickly in its second weekend. "Quan...

Bio Town: Mount Prospect Age on Election Day: 49 Occupation: Educator Employer: School District U-46 Previous offices held: None Q&A Q: Why are you running for this office, whether for reelection or election the ...

At its peak, Wednesday's ice storm left nearly 100,000 ComEd customers throughout the Chicago area without power, causing several suburban schools to cancel classes Thursday. By 8:30 p.m., the power company was reporting about 20,000 customers in Co...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Winter storms sowed more chaos across the U.S. on Thursday, shutting down much of Portland after the city experienced its second snowiest day in history and paralyzing travel from parts of the Pacific Coast all the way to the n...

It's not always the money. Sometimes the community need is time - and maybe just a little personal connection. We frequently think that we can meet local charitable needs by sending a few bucks toward a cause we support, but as a front-page story by...

PIERRE, S.D. - A brutal winter storm knocked out power in California, closed interstate highways from Arizona to Wyoming and prompted more than 1,200 flight cancellations Wednesday - and the worst won't be over for several days. Few places were unto...

A mentorship program working with homeless kids in Elgin Area School District U-46 needs volunteers. Fostering Success was founded last year by Danielle Valkner, a former CASA Kane County child advocate from St. Charles. The group's mission is t...