The Fenton Community High School District 100 school board president resigned Wednesday to spend more time with her family, and now the district must appoint someone to fill the remainder of her term that ends in April. Mimi Anderson said in her res...

David DeJesus has been haunted all season by unfavorable winds at Wrigley Field. He got the best of the Friendly Confines on Wednesday. DeJesus hit two home runs, Justin Germano breezed through six innings and the Cubs beat the Houston Astros 7-2 to...

As a wine merchant, I was always tickled when customers asked me for a “Pinot.” That’s like walking into an Irish tavern and asking for Murphy. You may get something you don’t expect. In fact, Pinot is the oldest family of grapes, and the largest....

Elk Grove Village is a step closer to completing engineering and environmental impact studies for the Busse Woods Dam modification project, aimed at alleviating flooding along Salt Creek in Cook and DuPage counties. The village board Tuesday night a...

Although there haven’t been many save opportunities of late for Cubs closer Carlos Marmol, manager Dale Sveum seems pleased with Marmol and said there’s no reason he can’t go into next season in that role. “I don’t see why not, right now,” Sveum sa...

Ranee McGowanand her husband, former Chicago Bears safety Brandon McGowan, know there’s life after NFL football. And they proved that by opening businesses, including a new pampering spa in Vernon Hills last week. Venus vs. Marz Luxury Spa Loung...

A major-league manager has to walk a lot of fine lines. Cubs skipper Dale Sveum looks to be walking the Starlin Castro line just, well, fine. Sveum had a sit-down with the young shortstop Saturday, one day after Castro took off on a stolen base atte...