A Bartlett High School teacher who was placed on administrative leave with pay pending an investigation Monday says he was told he can go back to school and teach on Tuesday. English teacher Gary Lorber said he was taken by surprise Monday morning ...

SPRINGFIELD — After months of candidates announcing their plans to run for office, hopefuls began turning in thousands of petition signatures Monday to get on the March 18 primary election ballot. It could be an active primary season locally for th...

Four years after Elgin's Advocate Sherman Hospital opened a state-of-the art facility with a geothermal system to heat and cool the facility, officials say the cost savings have pretty much mirrored estimates. The hospital is heated and cooled by a ...

NEW YORK — Moviegoers satiated their appetite for the “Hunger Games” franchise by making the sequel “Catching Fire” one of the year’s biggest hits. “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” opened with $161.1 million at the domestic weekend box office, acco...

We were reminded a week ago about the power of nature. For the most part, the suburbs were spared the worst violence of last Sunday’s storms. But in a way, those of us living here were affected all the same. With the mighty storm system approaching...

School District U-46 started to broadcast student programming on the district’s radio station WEPS 88.9 FM on Tuesday, Nov. 12. WEPS will feature both English and Spanish programming. “This will be a valuable resource for our students, parents and c...

WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings and overall hiring both rose to five-year highs in September, signaling improvement in the job market. The Labor Department says job postings rose 69,000 to a seasonally adjusted 3.9 million. That’s the most since Marc...

The power of the tornadoes that tore across Illinois on Sunday was coming into clearer focus as weather experts reported at least 11 twisters touched down in the state that day, the most devastating of which spun at 190 mph and stayed on the ground ...