Hinckley-Big Rock students now handwrite essay drafts and raise more hands in class after shelving personal laptops.

The Flower Cupcake Co. plans to open an Edgebrook cafe on Devon Avenue.

A fire tore through a 1400-block Harlem Avenue apartment building, killing one person. State fire investigators are now on scene.

OnLight Aurora nearly folded last summer with just weeks of cash left. Now the city wants its 19 customers back.

Paris Craig allegedly stabbed a man in the neck near Ridge Drive after a dispute over kids being harassed on a court.

A body was found on the tracks about a mile east of the Naperville station around 4 a.m., snarling trains in both directions.

Thieves shattered windows and stole the register at Nubar Cafe. Staff cleaned up and threw the party anyway.

Jerry Seinfeld joked he'd pocket a heckler's ticket cost instead of donating it, drawing cheers inside the Chicago Theatre.

Darlene chases her 500th Bears game while Soldier Field cameos stack up in Hallmark's new holiday flick.

The woman drove herself to University of Chicago Medical Center after the early Sunday attack on South University Avenue.

Oswegoland Community House now says adult men would largely be turned away from its proposed Boulder Hill warming shelter. The plan's fate still hinges on a church vote.

Republican Adam Beaty says it's time for change in the 80th District; Anthony DeLuca is betting on property tax relief.

The Chicago museum's annual bash funneled over a million dollars into STEAM programs, with Illinois Tool Works named among the honorees.