It sounds goofy, but Pluto’s not a planet
Two weeks ago, there were nine planets. Last week, it seemed, there were 12. And now there are eight, as the world's astronomers on Thursday demoted Pluto, that beacon to...
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In more area homes, it’s Espanol
For the Barraza family, life is conducted mostly in Spanish. The Elgin couple works together, cleaning newly built homes in the Aurora area, where they take orders from a Spanish-speaking...
Toothpaste, perfumes, lip balm–all get bumped
On the day the airlines went dry, passengers had to part ways with more than just beverages, abandoning $11 containers of lip balm and half-squeezed tubes of Crest, deodorant sticks...
Loss of dog has medical fallout
Christine Sheetz has had epileptic seizures since she was a toddler. For much of her life, she lived in fear, not knowing when the next one might strike. Then five...
2 indicted in church fire
As a small Elgin church slowly renovates its building after two arson fires, federal officials announced Friday that two men were indicted for allegedly setting the first blaze in July...
Hit-run near zoo enrages neighbors
Residents near the Lincoln Park Zoo vowed Sunday to fight for more safety features at a busy intersection as they created a memorial for a 4-year-old girl killed Saturday by...
Concerns don’t stop at city line
Like many undocumented immigrants, Paulina Martinez, 15, of Joliet wanted to tell the world Monday why she thinks she deserves a piece of the American dream. But instead of heading...
As activists rally, priests show support by fasting
As hundreds of activists held small rallies in Cicero and the South Chicago neighborhood Monday to support immigration reform, others picketed the district offices of two congressmen who support stricter...
Orphans’ art on display
When Crystal Lake artists Erikand Charlotte Blome adopted a child from Ethiopia two years ago, they were asked how they would help other orphans awaiting a home. The Blomes determined...
Schools weigh dog searches
The three Maine Township high schools are considering signing on with a growing business that uses golden and Labrador retrievers with such names as Dandy and Dee Dee to sniff...