Smells Like Nirvana skips the backing tracks for a raw, all-ages night in downtown Aurora, with Dead Original performing original music.

The 400-person venue replaces a 72-year-old social club that closed last fall. Rockford's mayor says her own stepmother held her wedding reception there.

The crash shut down Olesen Drive and Hobson Road for hours overnight as investigators worked the scene.

Keri Chappell was found unresponsive on West Flournoy Street early Saturday; no charges have been filed.

Police pronounced the infant dead at a S. Artesian Ave. home; detectives await autopsy results.

Taylor Schwenk faces two aggravated DUI counts after a predawn crash at Mulford and Guilford left one passenger dead.

The Original Flavors of Chicago Food and Drink Event is listed for Wednesday.

Live music, folklórico performances and a Catrina fashion show are planned for Aurora's Oct. 24 Día de Muertos event.

County leaders say they're stepping back as grant funds dry up, but the land bank's mission to fix up abandoned Kankakee homes isn't going anywhere.

Yellow tape surrounds a Prairie Avenue home as task force investigators work at the scene, with the Lake County Coroner also present. Authorities had not confirmed reports of deaths, and no arrests or victim names have been released.

Peter Chung left his Sierra Club job this month to brew makgeolli full time at Yido on the Near West Side.

ETHS and New Trier are investigating reports of racist, homophobic taunts at Ryan Field's debut high school game.

Matthew Frome, 12, was last seen on Van Buren Street Sunday wearing all black. Police ask anyone with information to call 911.