The hurt is still there and Lee Ann Meiborg says it won't go away anytime soon. The autumn blaze maple and plaque that stood outside West Chicago High School for 15 years were a memorial to her daughter, Amanda, the Class of 2002 valedictorian who d...

An attorney who won the Republican nomination for a DuPage County Board seat but lost in the November election has been recommended for a vacant position on the Wheaton City Council. Christopher Zaruba has emerged as the top finalist for the 2-year ...

Fifth Third Bank will close 44 Fifth Third and MB Financial branches in the suburbs and Chicago next month, part of the Ohio-based bank's move to consolidate operations in the wake of its merger with MB Financial Bank last year. The closings will ta...

Married for 31 years with two daughters, Kolosky worked at a call center in Naperville where she spent most of her time talking on the phone. When Kolosky's voice turned raspy and softer in April 2016, she assumed it was because of her profession. B...

The Fourth of July is still days away, but fireworks options start Saturday. Here's a town-by-town breakdown, with full festival and concert details on Page X. Displays are free unless otherwise noted. Antioch: 9:15 p.m. Thursday, July 4, on Main St...

The July 5 preview of Kokandy Productions' "Head Over Heels" will be a bit of a mini reunion for Wheaton-Warrenville's Class of '78 speech team. At least 25 alums will help fill the theater because the unconventional jukebox musical features a scrip...

This weekend Friday Funday: 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, June 14, at Vogelei Park, 650 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. Bring a picnic, play on the playground or splash on the spray pad. Magician Steve Belliveau will perform. Free. heparks.org. Life on th...

The top 20 finalists have been announced for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent. The summer talent competition, now in its eighth season, attracted an initial pool of more than 60 acts that auditioned earlier this month at the Arcada Theatre in St. Char...