To help nurture and inspire kids to discover their educational potential, the Taylor Family YMCA is operating a preschool in partnership with Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at the church's former school site at 1111 Van St. in Elgin. The ultimate g...

Verizon's big bet on digital advertising isn't panning out. The wireless company spent more than $4 billion to buy AOL and nearly $5 billion to buy Yahoo as part of an effort to compete with Facebook and Google in a growing market for digital advert...

NEW YORK (AP) - Global stock indexes jumped Wednesday to reverse some of their big losses from the week before. In the U.S., technology companies rallied and energy companies rose along with crude oil prices. Health care and industrial companies als...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Five people on trial for an alleged ring that prosecutors said sold Thai women for sex in the U.S. were convicted Wednesday on sex trafficking charges. A federal jury in Minnesota found all five guilty of conspiracy to commit ...

As the Elgin Area School District U-46 planetarium teacher Peggy Hernandez has helped introduce thousands of students to the science and wonder of the universe, her work with a professional organization has earned her some well-deserved recognition ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police are wrestling with gun violence, blamed largely on gangs. President Donald Trump has frequently singled out the city for criticism , calling the crime problem "a total disaster" and claiming Chicago has the strongest gu...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Latest on the effects of a wintry storm crossing the U.S. Southeast (all times local): 3:05 p.m. An overturned truck full of pigs is adding to traffic delays as western North Carolina digs out from a snow storm. The North ...

Sears Holdings is shopping around its stores, looking to gauge what they're worth in the open market while it weighs Chairman Eddie Lampert's $4.6 billion bid to buy the entire chain and keep it open. The firm has hired real estate firm Jones Lang L...