It's about to start feeling a lot like the holidays across the Chicago area. From tree lightings to light displays, more than a dozen holiday events in the city and suburbs kick off this weekend.

It's a five-hour drive from the Volo Auto Museum to the Cahokia Mounds. But it's all part of the same journey. Award-winning author Melanie Holmes, who hails from the southwest suburbs, spent decades ...

If you are looking for a fun place to take your kids, without spending any money (yes, NONE), consider a visit to Phillips Park in Aurora. If you go Phillips Park Zoo is open year round, from 9am – ...

Just as it should be. That’s what Aurora old-timers on both sides of town who love the sport could agree on this week as high school football opened Monday with the first day of practice across the ...