Screams, gasps and a smoky haze filled Casey Cerniauskas' car as Metra's Rock Island District train No. 504 lurched to a violent stop, sending him skidding down the upper aisle...
Any self-respecting bee is supposed to be busy, but the insects at Heller Nature Center outdid themselves this year, producing a record honey harvest of 3,200 pounds. "We actually doubled...
Vernon Hills does not have a serious gang problem, says Police Officer Jim Levicki, and he would like to keep it that way. Levicki, who has worked on Officer Friendly...
The sisters and students at Regina Dominican High School know that in a violent and war-torn world, peace is a lofty goal. Yet it is one that must be pursued...
With their jobs, homes and old lives mostly washed away by Hurricane Katrina, a steady stream of evacuees is making Chicago their place of refuge. Some are here temporarily, simply...
The brouhaha over alleged censorship of a Deerfield Village Board meeting videotape took another twist last week, when Comcast backed Mayor Steve Harris' contention that his joke about editing out...
In a good year, Stan "The Potato Man" Serkowski harvests about 200 pounds of spuds from his backyard in time for the best of his crop to be judged at...
In the land of Benzes and Beemers, the Highland Park Fire Department is looking for a few good beaters. Firefighters need five to 10 cars for training in rescuing victims...
Barry Silverberg has done just about everything in three decades on the Skokie police force, from comforting kids to dealing with the Ku Klux Klan. Only one hat was left--the...
Several years ago, as he watched cars and SUVs take over Deerfield and make it hard to get anywhere walking, Jerry Kayne decided to put his foot down. A village...