Day lily gardeners like John Richter love July. That’s when their favorite perennials produce a riot of color from yellow through pink, purple, melon and red. The flowers often show two or more colors on one bloom, lots of petals, ruffled edges and ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has not sapped Brian Schnurstein of what is most important. The deadly neurodegenerative disease may have rendered feeble the arm that threw 80 mph fastballs, may have weakened the legs that ran down ballcarriers for a ...

Think the traffic headaches related to the Butterfield Road widening project in Wheaton and Warrenville can’t get any worse? Think again. After dodging a complete halt of the project last month, commuters can expect even worse delays after Illinois ...

A land swap could be part of a potential deal to give Wheaton Park District control of portions of the old Hubble Middle School site it long has coveted, officials said Thursday. Park board President Ray Morrill, however, stressed that giving the de...

While summer may be the prime time for bike riding, some enthusiasts enjoy area trails no matter the season or the weather. In fact to the delight of cycling fans, the number of bike trails has increased in Chicago and its suburbs, especially in the...

Mary Casey-Lockyer usually arrives at disaster sites after the danger is gone. But at the end of a volunteer stint helping victims of Hurricane Katrina, the nursing supervisor and emergency response coordinator from Palatine was in a plane on th...