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

By Jeff Vorva | Thursday at 1:45 p.m.

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

By Jeff Vorva | Wednesday at 1:40 p.m.

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 ›

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

By Jeff Vorva | Tuesday at 11:14 a.m.

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 ›

Metra train hits SUV near Deerfield station

Tuesday at 7:57 a.m.

An outbound Metra train collided with a SUV in the northwest suburbs this morning, delaying commuters for up to 40 minutes, officials said. Milwaukee District … Read more ›

Missouri-based pet food maker issues another recall

May 18 at 7:18 p.m.

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 ›

Morton Grove woman fends off attacker with frozen water bottle

May 18 at 4:48 p.m.

A woman in her 60s used a bottle of frozen water to fend off a partially clothed man who tried to drag her into the … Read more ›

Police: 3 charged in 9-state shoplifting scheme

By Kate Thayer | May 16 at 1:17 p.m.

Three Round Lake Beach residents are charged with making fake returns worth more than $500,000 to T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods and Marshalls stores across nine states, … Read more ›

Thunderstorms hit Chicago area

May 15 at 7:16 p.m.

Strong thunderstorms expected to pack winds of up to 50 mph were hitting the Chicago area this evening, but are expected to blow through quickly. … Read more ›

Students in Jennifer Conlon's current affairs class research NATO member nations in a Maine East computer lab during a recent class. (Jennifer Delgado/Tribune)

NATO Summit offers students a variety of lessons

By Jennifer Delgado | May 15 at 2:40 p.m.

All eyes are on the protesters, increased security and transportation havoc that this weekend’s NATO summit will bring, but students at Maine East High School … Read more ›