We took a leisurely stroll around the wunnerful Bridgeport area to see if anyone had started the time honored practice of bringing their garbage to the street in order to secure their parking spot. [ more › ] View original... 

Fire crews have extinguished a major house fire outside Elburn early Friday evening. The blaze broke out about 5 p.m. in a subdivison on the 2S200 block of Willow Creek Drive, located south of the intersection of Route 47 and Main Street in Blackberry... 

Weed Street venue has gone from an ersatz beach bar to the top country music spot in the nation As you peer at the likes of Martina McBride or Eric Church on the stage in the bar’s warehouselike back room, you realize it is entirely too late to... 

A frisky new film showcasing some old pals made out of felt, charm and some kind of genius, the Disney release “The Muppets” overcomes a jaded streak reflecting its makers’ nervousness about selling Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie... 

              45 people were cited with civil disobedience charges after a sit-in was staged this afternoon on the LaSalle Street bridge. A Police Department lawyer said the protesters were officially cited with ”... 

The first suburban protests held in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement haven’t been very large. But the Tea Party started emerging in the suburbs just two years ago with similarly small protests. Now suburban Occupy supporters are hoping... 

A Rockford man is accused of selling crack cocaine and heroin to undercover Elgin police on several occasions, police said Friday. Ronald T. Doss, 34, of the 900 block of 11th Street, was arrested Thursday night while trying to sell 4.5 ounces of crack... 

A Carpentersville study that examines the feasibility of placing speed tables near the four schools that lost their crossing guards this school year, concludes the devices are not the answer to helping children safely cross the street in school zones. Here... 

A college professor who lost two cousins in the World Trade Center collapse; an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran; and hundreds of others from the Northwest suburbs gathered at Harper College Thursday to pay an emotional tribute to the victims of 9/11. Excerpt... 

Naperville Mayor George Pradel and about a dozen children were surprised by Mickey Mouse Thursday at the Naperville 95th Street Library. “The expressions on the children’s faces are priceless. And the hesitation to actually touch the real...