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Downers Grove officials are not ready to say good-bye to Sara Lee Corp. just yet, despite news that the food company expects to relocate in …...

A steep drop in interest rates on tax-free municipal bonds this year has curbed individual investors’ appetite for a new California debt offering. The state’s brokerage network took in orders Friday and Monday for $640 million of a $2.5-...

From songs about goggles to wearing science T-shirts, chemistry teacher Sue Bober is not only an effective teacher, but fun for her Schaumburg High School …...

Winnetka is seeking at least $38,000 from a resident whose contractor ruptured an underground heating oil tank, sending the contaminant into Lake Michigan through the …...

The heat advisory for Cook County and other surrounding counties issued this afternoon has been canceled, but it remains in effect for several other counties in northern central Illinois, according to the National Weather Service. The advisory remains in...

Days after two Chicago Public School teachers were arrested and charged with stealing public money, Cook County prosecutors today announced criminal charges against five others accused of similar crimes. The charges are part of an expanding public...

Northern State University has released the dean's list for the 2010 fall semester. Full-time students who have completed 12 credit hours or more, and who have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average for the semester, are eligible. 4.0 Aberdeen:...

Courtney Meylan Kelly, the granddaughter of Lenz and Lorrain Meylan of Glendale, was presented as a Coronet Deb during the 61st Coronet Debutante Ball held in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Coronet Debutante Ball is a...

President Obama today released federal funds to 60 counties in Illinois to help with the "major disaster" caused by the snowstorm that passed through the area from Jan. 31-Feb. 3. Known in the Chicago area as the Groundhog Day Blizzard because much of...

JAN. 20, 1928-JUNE 17, 2011 Gordon Elwood Dodson Sr., 83, of Maugansville, died Friday, June 17, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born Jan. 20, 1928, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Robert Lee and Lola (Gelwicks) Dodson. He...

An evening of freezing rain is believed responsible for numerous weather-related crashes and spin-outs on Chicago-area roadways. In one of the crashes, numerous people were taken to area hospitals after a multi-vehicle crash on the inbound lanes of South...

Charles C. Reliford Jr., 79, husband of Dorothy Jean Reliford, of Hoover Pike died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. He was a native of Ashland and the son of the late Charles C. and June Ison Reliford. He was a Deacon at Sulphur Well Christian Church, a former...