George Diedrichs wakes up every morning, laces up his running shoes and heads out on a mission. Around 7:30 a.m., Diedrichs heads west on Barlina Road in Crystal Lake to Golf Course Road, then turns left. He runs a mile to Ackman Road, then turns ar...

If you have a child in your life who loves to cook, is a picky eater, enjoys digging in the garden, or just likes to giggle, I have the perfect book for you. There are cookbooks, picture books and books that blur those categories. They're part of a ...

Watch students converge on many suburban schools in the morning and you'll see some walkers, a posse of buses and an inevitable car line stretching down the street. It wasn't always that way, Federal Highway Administration data shows. In 1969, 42% ...

Co-interim superintendents took the helm of Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Friday as the search continues for outgoing Superintendent David Schuler's permanent replacement. District 214 Associate Superintendent for Teaching and Learning...

An Elgin man was charged with two felony counts of stalking Saturday after police say he made inappropriate comments to girls walking home from a nearby middle school. Alan S. Rendon, 25, of the 500 block of North Grove Avenue, appeared in court Sat...

BEIJING - China's population shrank for the first time in decades last year as its birthrate plunged, official figures showed Tuesday, adding to pressure on leaders to keep the economy growing despite an aging workforce and at a time of rising tensi...

Ongoing Winter Bryn Marwkets: 3-7 p.m. Fridays and 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 12 at the Bryn Mawr Historic District, 1052 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago. Features local vendors, makers and artists, plus kids' activities, hands-on d...

The excitement was palpable Thursday when Ibtihaj Muhammad walked into Islamic Foundation School and mosque in Villa Park - among not only its 550 students but also parents, employees and community members who welcomed the Olympian. The 2016 Olympic...