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The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County’s The Preserve at Oak Meadows in Addison became the first golf course in the nation to sport a fully solar-powered golf cart fleet in 2020, when it installed a solar power system on the golf cart storage building.

DuPage Forest Preserves take in more carbon than the district emits: What’s next for the organization

From all-electric golf carts to geothermal energy, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has explored a unique slate of sustainability initiatives to reach a tipp...

2 Elgin women accused of starving young boy

Two Elgin women are facing felony charges, accused of starving a child to the point his heart stopped. The boy’s mother, Natali Cruz Gemchi, 31, and a caregiver, Eulalia ...

Palatine’s Bakers Square at 270 E. Northwest Highway will reopen soon as Village Inn. The restaurant has been closed since January.

New name, new look for former Bakers Square in Palatine

Palatine’s shuttered Bakers Square restaurant will have a new name when it reopens, possibly within a week. The restaurant at 270 E. Northwest Highway has been rebranded ...

Police dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment at DePaul University in Chicago

Police began dismantling a pro-Palestinian encampment early Thursday at DePaul University in Chicago, hours after the school's president told students to leave the area o...

Colorful peppers are among the produce items available at the Arlington Heights Farmers Market, which is open Saturdays through mid-October.

A guide to farmers markets in the suburbs

As the growing season begins, farmers markets are opening throughout the suburbs. Some start in June or later; others have already begun. Here’s a helpful guide.

A graduate of Naperville North High School and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Spencer Gore is returning home to Chicagoland alongside his sodium-ion battery company Bedrock Materials.

Naperville native returns home: Battery tech startup Bedrock Materials settles down in Chicago

When Naperville native Spencer Gore left Illinois for internships at NASA and SpaceX, he didn't look back. He went on to join Tesla's battery engineering team and then st...

Celebrity chef Rick Bayless is bringing his torta concept Tortazo to Old Orchard.

Dining out: New restaurants, make your own Bloody Mary bar and more

We’ve got a bunch of new spots for you to try out in the coming weeks, including outposts from acclaimed chefs Rick Bayless and Paul Virant.

Draft rules and lottery working against White Sox this year

The week in baseball looks at an unfortunate sidebar to the White Sox slow start to the season, the top 100 prospects and more.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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