An appellate court panel upheld a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the family of a Naperville man who drowned saving his girlfriend's 12-year-old son from the Geneva dam along the Fox River in August 2011. Relatives of Randy Suchy, 59, ...

The iconic Mill Race Inn in Geneva has been bought by real estate developer Shodeen Inc. The Geneva-based firm announced the purchase Tuesday afternoon. According to a news release, Shodeen has not determined future use of the land. “Regardless of t...

The outlook of officials who deal with flooding in Lake County has improved markedly the past week as the heavy snow cover gradually has all but disappeared. Rain and frozen ground would create issues in the weeks ahead, but the forecast the next we...

Comedy opening: There are very few tickets remaining to see Jim Belushi and The Chicago Board of Comedy perform on Saturday as they officially open College of DuPage's recently renovated McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. $44; $42 s...

Top twerker: See if Miley Cyrus is worth all of the tabloid ink spilled in person when she brings her Bangerz Tour with Icona Pop tonight to the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $49.50-$89.50. (800) 745-3000 or allstatearena.com....

There's a drawing in the 2002 vision for the future use of the Fox River that's seemed more like a fantasy than a goal for the past decade. You can see the river churning as it runs under the bridge at Main and First streets. There is no dam stretc...

Relatives of a Naperville man who drowned trying to save his girlfriend's son from the Geneva dam along the Fox River have appealed their lawsuit, saying the city and the park district did have control over that area of the river and should be held ...

Batavia is asking Kane County again for money to study the shoreline of the Fox River through its downtown. This time, it is asking for federal money, as the county gets ready to dole out Community Development Block Grant funds in April. Last year t...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources staff recently honored 121 volunteers who donated their services to Volo Bog State Natural Area, Moraine Hills State Park and McHenry Dam in 2013. Together they contributed 6,019 hours to these IDNR sites...