TOKYO (AP) - Shares fell in Asia on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates, as expected. Lower oil prices took a toll on energy-related shares across the region, while Japan's benchmark slipped as the yen gained against the do...

Officials Tuesday night tried to hash out concerns with the terms of a contract for a proposed Elgin charter school. Elgin Area School District U-46 has been negotiating with the Elgin Charter School Initiative on issues pertaining to the proposed s...

The latest phase of the Chicago White Sox's rebuilding project is complete. Rounds 11-40 of the amateur draft wrapped up Wednesday, and the Sox wound up taking 34 collegians out of 40 players over the past three days. "I'm going to sound cliché when...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Asian stock markets were higher on Tuesday as investors brushed off a second straight session of big losses on Wall Street tech stocks a day before the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates. KEEPING SCORE: Jap...

A teen is expected to plead guilty to a February attack that left a South Elgin middle school student in a coma. A plea agreement calls for probation, 100 hours of community service and an apology letter to be written by the juvenile, both sides agr...

An almost love story Renowned Chicago-area acting duo Paula Scrofano and John Reeger star in Drury Lane Theatre's revival of "The Gin Game," D.L. Coburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning two-hander about a pair of nursing-home residents who strike up a frien...

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes are declining Monday as technology companies, which were near record highs last week, suffered a second day of sharp losses. Investors are selling some of the best-performing stocks of the year and buying companies...