A pair of English teachers at East Aurora High School, along with about three dozen of their students and other faculty members, spent Saturday walking from Aurora to Elgin to put the spotlight on the experience of immigrants.

Brian O’Malley had a couple of real scares, including a near-fatal bout of high-altitude cerebral edema and, as he was being evacuated from the mountain, falling into an unseen crevasse that covered the climber up to his head.

At least 163 communities around the state have recently enacted local grocery taxes, even as consumers worry about rising food prices.

The addition of the ESCC schools and Marmion will boost the GCAC to 24 teams. The Catholic League will expand to 26.

Bad Guys Bagels is located at 501 E. State St. in Geneva.

PM Music Center near Fox Valley Mall has opened a new in-store showroom that offers a selection of instruments, accessories and repair services tailored to the needs of mariachi performers.

Event on Benton Street between River Street and Broadway offered dishes from old favorites and new participants.

Samantha Wiertelak throws a one-hitter and drives in three runs as Waubonsie Valley routs Joliet Central 15-0.