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Man gets 15 years in attack by his mother that left teen dead in Elgin

A man whose mother is already in prison for running down an Elgin teenager with her car pleaded guilty to today to participating in the … Read more ›

Best Buy Classic brings hoops talent from all over the nation to the area

More than 300 basketball teams from across the country will invade the north and northwest suburbs for the Best Buy Chicago Classic. The tournament runs … Read more ›

Area tennis teams hoping for success at state meet

Two-time defending boys tennis state champion New Trier will have its work cut out for it to try to win its third straight title. The … Read more ›

Palos Heights' Tom Pukstys is an assistant Olympic coach who will bring in some top field athletes to Lisle in June.  (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

Big throws at a big show — Benedictine hosts world class track and field athletes June 9

A few weeks before some of the best shot put, discus, javelin and hammer throwers in the country try out for the London Olympics in … Read more ›

The boys state track and field meet gets underway Thursday in Charleston. (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

Area boys track athletes looking for big finishes at state

Since 1990, only five TribLocal area teams have won Illinois High School Association boys track and field state titles. Joliet West won the Class AA … Read more ›

Sustainability Commission promotes green projects for city and residents

The city of Elgin’s Sustainability Commission has advanced many projects to make the city and its residents greener. This July, to help the health of … Read more ›

Annual Survey: Community Colleges

Although leaving home for college is a traditional rite of passage for many 18-year-olds, many students still get quality educations at community colleges, such as … Read more ›

Waubonsie Valley's Morolake Akinosun, right, wins a preliminary race in the 100 while Rock Island's Jalea Jackson (left) suffers an injury during the race. (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

West suburban track standouts bring home medals, state records

Several relay teams and individuals from West suburban schools in the TribLocal area brought home medals from the Illinois High School Association state track finals, … Read more ›

Missouri-based pet food maker issues another recall

The Associated Press reports: Illinois is among the states from where Meta, Mo.-based Diamond Pet Foods is voluntarily recalling another type of dog food because … Read more ›

Elgin man charged with sexually assaulting girl, 10, woman

A 38-year-old Elgin man is charged with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl and then an adult woman when she tried to stop him and refused … Read more ›