Students in the state's second-largest school system kicked off a new school year Tuesday. Elgin Area School District U-46 welcomed the return of more than 35,000 kindergarten through 12th-grade students across the district and a new district superi...

Through three rounds of disbursements, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 received a total of $13.4 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding. While that may seem like an immense amount of money, officials said it equates to an allotment of $497 per ...

The 2023-24 school year in the suburbs kicked off Monday morning with the return of students to the five schools of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211, as well as to the schools of St. Charles Unit District 303. Several other school distri...

LAHAINA, Hawaii - Hawaii officials urged tourists to avoid traveling to Maui as many hotels prepared to house evacuees and first responders on the island that faces a long recovery from the wildfire that demolished a historic town and killed more th...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Inflation in the United States edged up in July after 12 straight months of declines. But excluding volatile food and energy costs, so-called core inflation matched the smallest monthly rise in nearly two years, a sign that the Fed...

Starts before Friday Fan Expo Chicago: 4-9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 11-12; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. Comic and po...

WASHINGTON - Over the past year, inflation in the United States has tumbled from 9% all the way to 3%, softening most of the price pressures that have gripped the nation for more than two years. Now comes the hard part. Squeezing out the last bit of...

If four games against the Reds this week, the Cubs racked up 46 runs on 52 hits. Newcomer Jeimer Candelario went 9-for-12, Nico Hoerner was 7-for-20, Cody Bellinger was 6-for-18, Dansby Swanson was 5-for-15 and Yan Gomes was 4-for-12. Easy game, ri...

The Tylerman International Social Awareness Film Festival will showcase the documentary feature, "No Knock - No Charge? The Amir Locke Story" as a part of its non-competitive series. The red carpet screening will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. ...

Russ Constantino loved his job with the Gurnee Fire Department. He was the department's Quartermaster, responsible for the distribution and inventory of all the supplies, materials, and equipment. It came as a shock to Russ' family that his handling...