Hugh Dellios

When Illinois` new yard-waste law takes effect Sunday, it may catch some towns by surprise. But many others, Woodstock for one, should have no problem. The McHenry County community offered...

It was an endless party of dress-up and make-believe at northwest suburban Woodstock`s Dick Tracy Days celebration this week, but residents held back their finest for last. From the mayor...

McHenry County, which has been struggling for years over whether to build a new highway and bridge to link it to the expanding job market in the northwest suburbs, has...

With established homeowners paying higher property taxes each year to cover the cost of educating their new neighbors` children, the calls are getting louder from all corners of blossoming McHenry...

Chicago was the Windy City Thursday, as 50 m.p.h. gusts, which resulted in the death of one man, blew off rooftops, shattered windows, downed power lines and delayed airline flights...

Gentlemen, hook up your batteries. The little race is on. While Indy drivers are revving up, hundreds of other ''drivers'' will gather in two Chicago suburbs for the eighth Slot...

Northern Illinois softball coach Dee Abrahamson wasn`t feeling well last Tuesday, so she skipped her team`s double-header against Bradley. It was okay, though, because her Huskies (38-7) had been on...

There`s not a lot of job stability in softball, even for winners. Jim Kulawiak was an immensely successful high school softball coach, amassing a 261-31 record and a state championship...

A Chicago police officer, shot while trying to question an ex-convict cabdriver about a traffic offense, underwent surgery Wednesday in an effort to stop internal bleeding from his wounds. Officer...

Two ''train buffs'' were arrested Monday and charged with burglary and criminal damage to property after a short-lived joyride that ended when a 120- ton locomotive flipped over. Police said...