Stocks recovered from an early slide on Wall Street and closed broadly higher Friday, notching their biggest weekly gain in 16 months. The S&P 500 rose for the fourth straight day, adding 1.2% to a streak that included back-to-back days with gains o...

Manufacturing presents a great career opportunity for post-high school men and women, but how to learn more and overcome its myths and misperceptions? Hoffer Plastics saw the need and decided to break the mold. Literally. The South Elgin-based custo...

House Democrats recently went on their annual retreat in Philadelphia. The purpose was to discuss policy initiatives for the coming months and, most of all, to come up with a message for midterm elections that Democrats are widely expected to lose. ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - After more than two days of testimony, jurors have unflattering snapshots of four men who are charged with planning to strike back against government by kidnapping Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from her weekend home. Pros...

STRASBOURG, France - The Council of Europe has expelled Russia from the continent's foremost human rights body in an unprecedented move over its invasion and war in Ukraine. The ministerial committee of the 47-nation organization said in statement W...

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) - Taylor Fritz defeated Spanish qualifier Jaume Munar 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (2) on Tuesday in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open, making him one of four American men still alive in the desert tournament. Fritz reached the semi...

As another softball season in the Northwest suburbs kicks up, a few interesting side notes exist. Elk Grove hall of fame coach Ken Grams is 12 wins shy of becoming only the second Illinois softball coach to win 1,000 games. Defending champion Barrin...