Novak Djokovic finally beat one of the two men who have been blocking his path to an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam singles title when he edged Jannik Sinner in five sets Friday to reach the Australian Open final.

Paramount stages the regional premiere of “Dear Evan Hansen” while Drury Lane produces the regional premiere of the bio-tuner “On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan.” Plus, Goodman and Remy Bumppo theaters stage revivals of classic works, this week in Chicago-area theater.

Boys basketball Batavia Jim and Sylvia Roberts Night of Hoops Batavia 55, Hinsdale Central 37 Burlington Central 62, Wheaton-Warrenville South 56 (OT) Downers Grove North 66, West Aurora 62 (OT) Rockford Guilford 63, St. Charles East 50 Yor...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Carlos Alcaraz had to acknowledge that while he won the third-round match, he lost the battle of the drop shots against Corentin Moutet. That could be a first for the 22-year-old Spaniard, who grew up relentlessly practicing hi...

Bread was flying off the shelves, salt was being loaded into trucks and utility workers nervously watched forecasts Thursday as a huge winter storm that could bring catastrophic damage, widespread power outages and bitterly cold weather barreled toward the eastern two-thirds of the U.S.

The Gail Borden Library in Elgin got a special delivery befitting its namesake Wednesday when a century-old milk wagon arrived for its upcoming “Celebrating 250 Years of Elgin” exhibit.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to use a key address Wednesday to try to convince Americans he can make housing more affordable, but he's picked a strange backdrop for the speech: a Swiss mountain town where ski chalets for vacations cost a...

Boys basketball Fenwick MLK Tournament Maine East 52, Hinsdale Central 46 Geneva MLK Day of Hoops Geneva 45, West Aurora 43 Hampshire 53, Woodstock 33 Lake Park 54, Prospect 45 Maine South 64, Huntley 63 Palatine 55, Naperville North 4...

ROME — Valentino Garavani, the jet-set Italian designer whose high-glamour gowns — often in his trademark shade of “Valentino red” — were fashion show staples for nearly half a century, has died at home in Rome, his foundation announced Monday. He wa...