Jim Newton

A tentative contract agreement has been reached between the Woodland School District 50 Board of Education's negotiating team and representatives of the teachers union, according to a Friday afternoon news...

The defense attorney for Jorge Torrez, accused of the 2005 murder of two young girls in Zion, said in court Tuesday that the state's DNA evidence is "junk," and he...

A plague that stalks school hallways, playgrounds, buses and social media, traumatizing victims at intensely vulnerable ages, is "on the decline" due to a series of targeted efforts, local officials...

The bright fall colors at Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Libertyville were joined by a sea of purple Sunday morning, as a record crowd walked to raise awareness and funds...