Carri Karuhn

An appearance by teen music sensation Christina Aguilera at a Schaumburg department store turned chaotic Saturday when an estimated 4,000 people showed up. The fans clogged roads and destroyed merchandise...

It was spectacular, this last day of the year that drew the curtain on the last day of the century. A bottomless blue sky swallowed us up, the heavy coats...

Some familiar names are on the Illinois primary election ballot, but don't expect a lot of choices. Only two people had stepped forward by Monday--the last day to file for...

St. Alexius Medical Center has been named one of the top 100 hospitals in the country for its efficiency, quality of care and overall performance, hospital officials announced Wednesday. This...

Elgin city officials are raising hurdles to prevent Hoffman Estates from bringing more traffic down their residential streets with a proposed park and subdivision. At issue is a road that...

The recent death of a Hanover Park man due to an invasive streptococcus infection commonly known as the "flesh-eating" bacteria should be no cause for panic, area health officials said...

The Hoffman Estates Park District has received the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a park district in the state. On Tuesday night, Rudy Nelson, chairman of the Joint...

The developer of University Place in Hoffman Estates has changed his mind and now wants to build more homes for aging Baby Boomers than standard town homes for all ages....

Marty Decker sized up the small group of reporters gathered around him and assured them there was nothing dangerous about walking into a room where radiation is used to zap...

A truck with an oversize load snapped an overhead traffic signal on Lake Street in Hanover Park, setting off a chain reaction that left Village Hall and the surrounding area...