As she visited schools on students' first day of the new academic year, Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Suzanne Johnson made sure to ask about staffing levels. Six days later, at the Aug. 21 school board meeting, she made another pitc...

The Libertyville Historical Society and the Ansel Brainerd Cook Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) hosted a birthday party in honor of Ansel Brainerd Cook's 200th birthday. The celebration was held Aug. 20, at the...

Willie Tunstall believes the children are our future. And it's not just a cliché. He has made it his life's mission to make sure that teens - especially low-income youth - learn job skills and how to be a part of their community at large. “I believe...

Twenty fantastical, colorful animals will feel right at home in the home of imaginary stories at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin. Previously at Cantigny Park, these creatures from the Mexican Cultural Center of DuPage will be on display at ...

MILWAUKEE - Nearly all of the Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump said they would support the former president if he is the party's nominee even if he is convicted in a court of law as ...

Elgin Area School District U-46 officials are one step closer to buying land for new schools. District officials Monday said their offers to buy two properties were accepted by the sellers. No closing date has been set, and district officials could ...

As scorching temperatures move into the region Wednesday and Thursday, it all hangs on cooling systems for local school districts, with some canceling classes because of inadequate air conditioning. The heat index could hit as high as 115 degrees, c...

Two weeks after fleeing the catastrophic Maui wildfires with her sons, their cats and a duffel bag stuffed with personal belongings, former Bartlett resident Holly Morris is trying to rebuild her life in the suburbs. "I am honestly just happy to be ...

HOUSTON - Sweltering temperatures lingered Sunday in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. The National Weather Service set an excessive heat warning Sunday for parts of Texas, Louisiana, Arkan...