The Northern Lights flickered across suburban skies early Saturday with streaks of purple and green.
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Solar storm creates majestic display of Northern Lights over the suburbs
An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere early Saturday, with no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications.
Suburban Skyview: ‘Empress’ steam locomotive makes grand arrival in suburbs
Wearing an elegant combination of maroon, gray and black paint, the Empress made a grand appearance in the Chicago suburbs last week.
Renovations at Cantigny Golf in Wheaton aim to make courses ‘pop’ and play better
The iconic Dick Tracy sand trap — and almost every trap and bunker at Cantigny Golf in Wheaton — will soon be getting a makeover.
Most suburban schools report special ed student growth
The need for special education services in suburban school districts is on the rise, according to newly released data from the Illinois State Board of Education.
‘A Mother’s Love’: Palatine singer-songwriter created a tribute to the grandmother she never knew as a gift to her mom
Every Mother’s Day, Lisa Medina would see a tear in her mother’s eye as she thought of her own mom.
DuPage County clerk to county: Pay my bills
DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek is threatening a legal fight unless existing bills for her office are paid and the county auditor is no longer involved in approving future invoices.
Congressional Gold Medal recipient Bluestein to marshal Hoffman Estates’ July 4th Parade
Two months after receiving the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington, D.C., 100-year-old Hoffman Estates resident Bernie Bluestein has been named honorary marshal of his village’s Fourth of July Parade this year.
Legislation could help lower concrete’s carbon footprint in Illinois: ‘It’s literally what the world is made out of’
Lawmakers and advocates are looking to offset greenhouse gas emissions from one of the world’s most consumed materials second only to water — concrete.
Geneva panel rejects plan for mega warehouse – again
For the second time in less than a year, the Geneva Planning and Zoning Commission is recommending the denial of a proposal to build a 719,200-square-foot warehouse on the northeast corner of Kirk Road and Fabyan Parkway.