The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged closer to 7% this week, climbing to its highest level since July. The rate rose to 6.84% from 6.78% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said ...

Stock up on holiday gifts and stocking stuffers at the Gail Borden Public Library Foundation Pop-Up Book Sale from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 at the main library, 270 N. Grove Ave. in Elgin. Most items are ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation recently offered the second official notice of funding opportunity through the Illinois National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program, which will provide ...

A long-awaited bill to stop Illinois organizations from paying subminimum wage to workers with disabilities will soon head to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk after being approved by the Senate on Thursday.

Q. Our board meetings are mostly in person these days, as many owners don’t have access to technology needed for a video meeting. Can a unit owner video record a board meeting? Can this be done ...

NEW YORK — Notre Dame versus Army at Yankee Stadium. At one time it was the biggest game there was in college football. One of them was ranked No. 1 in four straight meetings from 1943-46, ...

When the Bears defense plays well, it’s usually because Montez Sweat is disrupting the opposing quarterback. The Bears are on a four-game losing streak, and Sweat hasn’t sacked the quarterback in ...

LOS ANGELES — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in October, the first annual gain in more than three years, with ...

It takes something special to preempt Betty McKeown’s morning walks at The Centre of Elgin. Something like a party with dozens of family members and friends organized by the staff from The Centre to ...

Two Jewish DePaul University students — including a Stevenson High School graduate — who were targets of a vicious antisemitic attack on campus Nov. 6 spoke out Thursday on the spot where they were ...

Going into the busy holiday shopping season, visitors to Yorktown Center are seeing visible progress on a project to ...

An Elgin family and Burington-based Central Unit School District 301 are at odds over whether a student can use an accessible parking placard at his high school without a school parking pass. Gavin ...