Editor's note: Countless people have passed through the doors of the Des Plaines oasis since it opened in 1959. That will end when it closes Sunday. To help mark its closing, we're republishing an article in which our staff spent 24 hours capturing ...

A tolling system that avoids charging fees at entrances and exits is among the new details of the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway extension and western bypass laid out at an open house Tuesday in Bensenville. The Illinois tollway is building the $3.4 billio...

A motherly crossing guard greeted Matthew Sim Thursday morning, shepherding him and other students across the street to Enders-Salk Elementary School in Schaumburg. But before he reached the safety of school, the 12-year-old walked a busy stretch a...

Angie De Christopher has always felt that being a carpenter was a natural path for her. But being the only woman on a work crew, especially when constructing commercial buildings over the years, often brought different reactions. “Sometimes it's ...

The corporate and community Fittest Loser teams are pumped and ready to make some lasting changes this week. Here, take a look at some of the ways they have used the first week of the contest to make some small (and big) changes to ensure a healthy...

Members of the suburban Ukrainian community said Sunday they are sad, angry and fearful about the escalating political and military tensions between the Ukraine and Russia. "I cry," said Mary Jaresko, a Ukrainian immigrant who attends St. Andrew Ukr...

Timing, Dan Mikos will tell you, can be everything. The Wood Dale man, for example, got home late a while back and happened to glance up to see the full moon shining through the trees in his backyard. Kind of cool looking, you know? Kind of spooky,...

Bond was set at $300,000 Friday for a Chicago man accused of robbing two Wood Dale tobacco shops. Prosecutors alleged Michael Wilson, 19, pointed a revolver at two clerks in two separate holdups - the first on Dec. 30, 2013, and the second on Jan. 1...

The Democratic primary between a longtime state senator and his challenger in the 39th Senate District may center on a key vote taken by the incumbent on state pension reform. State Sen. Don Harmon was one of 30 senators to vote for pension reform l...