Heaven Alcorn's father died in 2008 from stomach cancer. So when her gynecologist discovered a tumor the size of a cantaloupe in her abdomen three years later, fear washed over the 33-year-old St. Charles woman in a mix of anxiety and regret. “It wa...

Party like it's 1599 Celebrate the rituals and pageantry of Tudor England when the Bristol Renaissance Faire returns this weekend for another season just across the Illinois-Wisconsin border. Head north to 12550 120th Ave., Kenosha, Wis. $19.9...

A Warrenville man, labeled by the state as a sexual predator, was arrested Thursday on a charge he was in a public park. Daniel A. Modaff, 42, of the 29W500 block of Country Ridge Drive, was arrested at 1:56 p.m. at Harold Hall Quarry Beach, 400 S. ...

Actors Jennifer Dymit and Garrett Lutz have no lines in Steppenwolf Theatre's production of "Three Sisters." But they don't mind. Because working with director Anna D. Shapiro in an Anton Chekhov play adapted by Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts mak...

Olympic gold medalists Clay Stanley and Reid Priddy were among the players chosen for the U.S. men’s volleyball roster for the London Games, along with three other teammates from the 2008 Olympic team: outside hitter Sean Rooney of Wheaton, libero R...

'Idol' touring You've seen the likes of Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez and Josh Ledet on the singing reality TV series, so now see them in person with other finalists when the American Idol Live! Tour 2012 plays Saturday at the Allstate Aren...

Blues brothers Those who don't want pale imitations of iconic fictional Chicagoans Jake and Elwood Blues had better not miss a chance to see original star Dan Aykroyd, along with Jim Belushi (brother of the late John Belushi), starring in The B...

Naperville resident Jai Shekhawat, 49, has established a tradition by enjoying his town’s Ribfest with co-workers. The Fourth of July celebration has come to mean more to this native of India, who also has lived in other cities including Moscow...