One result of the Illinois legislature's repeated failure to pass a budget is a big backlog of unpaid bills to companies and nonprofits that do business with the state or have contracts to care for the sick and needy. In the suburbs, that adds up to...

When Washington Elementary School opened 125 years ago, on a hilltop a mile west of downtown Elgin, it featured a heralded modern advance - indoor privies, and soon even running water and flush toilets. No more winter trips to the outhouse, away fro...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - As families of five people killed in a workplace shooting in Florida deal with their shock and grief, a local sports league is raising money for the children of one of the victims - two teens who had already lost their mother ni...

PARIS (AP) - Suddenly a Grand Slam semifinalist for the first time, Jelena Ostapenko sounded a lot like the carefree teenager she'll be for only a bit longer. Ostapenko, an unseeded 19-year-old from Latvia, displayed unbridled joy after using the go...

Elgin schools' officials Monday night said they have received responses from a group proposing an Elgin charter school addressing concerns raised during negotiations about special education services, transportation and other issues. In April, the El...

Seems like only 11 months ago we embarked upon the 2016-17 high school sports year. Before signing off, here are a few things to take into summer. This just in Returning to where she averaged better than 24 points for a third-place Class AA gir...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Asian stock markets were mixed on Monday following the London attack over the weekend and a private survey showing improvement in China's service sector. Stocks moved within a narrow range ahead of the week packed with poli...