Carolyn Starks

Baring all in the war against global warming, an Elgin-based environmental group has released a nude calendar titled: "Is it Just Me ... Or Is It Getting Warmer?" "How do...

After the state's first roadside memorial was pounded into the hard ground Wednesday, Joel Mains recalled the life and death of the teenager whose name appears on the crisp blue-and-white...

The Chipotle Mexican Grill, famous for bean-packed burritos, opened its first wind-powered restaurant in Gurnee. No, not that kind. Thanks to a 60-foot-tall wind turbine towering in the back, the...

A wild pitch isn't all that unusual in baseball, but it's a rarity in shot putting. A Richmond high school student who was seriously injured when he was hit in...

DISTRICT 46 Reversal of class-action in bias suit is sought Elgin-based Unit School District 46 has petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago to reverse a lower court ruling...

ELK GROVE VILLAGE 'No-idling' zones being proposed Elk Grove Village may tell truckers and motorists to turn off their engines while waiting to make deliveries or pick up their children...

Edward Bachner IV often escaped his workday world as a financial planner by closing his office door and delving into the fantasy realms of "Dungeons and Dragons." At home, he...

Stable owner Judy Rechsteiner bought hay in bulk once a year from the same farmer for two decades. But when the farmer didn't have any this year because he couldn't...

With an estimated 100 homes already damaged by floodwaters along the Fox River and Chain O' Lakes near Antioch -- and more flooding forecast for early next week -- officials...

An Elgin man fleeing at least two police cars was killed when his car hit a semitrailer truck head-on in Hampshire, police said Friday. Ricardo Castillo-Torres, 21, of the 400...