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A ‘lot of history’: Beidelman Furniture customers make last visits to downtown Naperville store

A ‘lot of history’: Beidelman Furniture customers make last visits to downtown Naperville store

Since announcing its closure on social media earlier this month, customers have been visiting Beidelman Furniture in Naperville for one last purchase or to share their stories of what the 165-year-old store has meant to them.

 
Baseball: Metea Valley’s offense comes alive vs. Neuqua to snap 9-game skid

Baseball: Metea Valley’s offense comes alive vs. Neuqua to snap 9-game skid

After suffering a pair of 1-run losses in the first two games of the series, Metea Valley exploded for an 8-run fifth inning on the way to a 16-10 DuPage Valley Conferenc...

 
Girls soccer: Wheaton North battles for hard-fought draw with Wheaton Warrenville South

Girls soccer: Wheaton North battles for hard-fought draw with Wheaton Warrenville South

Guess what Wheaton North senior volleyball standout Mary Whittington is doing this spring. Guessing. At least that’s what she said helped her deny a PK in the first half ...

 
Girls soccer: Waubonsie Valley falls in PKs to unbeaten Oswego

Girls soccer: Waubonsie Valley falls in PKs to unbeaten Oswego

Oswego junior goalkeeper Kyla Baier was not flustered when Waubonsie Valley scored what a teammate termed a fluky goal in the final minutes of regulation to force penalty...

 
Baseball: Lake Zurich’s Toth blasts walk-off homer to beat St. Viator

Baseball: Lake Zurich’s Toth blasts walk-off homer to beat St. Viator

Alex Toth helped Lake Zurich exorcize some demons Thursday. The junior drilled a 2-0 fastball for a two-run walk-off home run as the Bears upended St. Viator 7-6 in Lake ...

 
Fox River, Chain O’ Lakes crest at major flood stage; water levels expected to begin slowly falling

Fox River, Chain O’ Lakes crest at major flood stage; water levels expected to begin slowly falling

As floodwaters finally top out and begin slowly to recede along the Fox River and Chain O’ Lakes, McHenry County officials are asking people to document and report flood damage.

 
Man gets 48 years for sexually assaulting child

Man gets 48 years for sexually assaulting child

A Waukegan man was sentenced to 48 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child with whom he lived in Aurora.

 
Schmit: Local grads doing great things at the highest levels

Schmit: Local grads doing great things at the highest levels

Kevin Schmit provides an update on what some of the area’s high school alums are up to. While mostly positive reports, there have been setbacks.

 
Proposed law takes aim at harassing people by phone, computer or gaming platform

Proposed law takes aim at harassing people by phone, computer or gaming platform

State legislators are considering making it illegal to use phones and electronic devices to harass people by intentionally causing emotional distress.

 
New U.S. Mint director highlights new coin designs celebrating nation’s 250th birthday at Schaumburg convention

New U.S. Mint director highlights new coin designs celebrating nation’s 250th birthday at Schaumburg convention

New U.S Mint Director Paul Hollis spoke Thursday at a coin convention about new coin designs celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in July.

 
A ‘strong grocer’: Sprouts Farmers Market plans Wheaton store as part of suburban expansion push

A ‘strong grocer’: Sprouts Farmers Market plans Wheaton store as part of suburban expansion push

Sprouts Farmers Market is not yet a household name in suburban Chicago, but that will soon change with planned stores in Wheaton and Buffalo Grove.

 
Underwood proposes $1.2M in funding for Metra expansion between DeKalb, Elburn

Underwood proposes $1.2M in funding for Metra expansion between DeKalb, Elburn

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood has proposed $1.2 million in federal funding, which, if approved, could support efforts to expand Metra rail from Elburn to DeKalb.

 
9-year-old boy critically injured after being struck by vehicle in Aurora

9-year-old boy critically injured after being struck by vehicle in Aurora

A 9-year-old boy was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in Aurora Wednesday.

 
Flood watch: Fox Lake level begins to drop; river could crest late Thursday at Algonquin Dam

Flood watch: Fox Lake level begins to drop; river could crest late Thursday at Algonquin Dam

McHenry County Emergency Management Director David Christensen says he can’t quite see the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel yet for the flooding along the Fox River.

 
Baseball: Conover hits leadoff homer, gets win on mound to help Wheaton Warrenville South avoid Geneva sweep

Baseball: Conover hits leadoff homer, gets win on mound to help Wheaton Warrenville South avoid Geneva sweep

There was a sense of urgency coursing through the Wheaton Warrenville-South dugout Wednesday. After losing the first two games of the three-game series against Geneva, t...

 
Boys volleyball: Glenbard West rallies after dropping opening set to Lake Park

Boys volleyball: Glenbard West rallies after dropping opening set to Lake Park

Glenbard West coach Christine Guinta-Mayer currently works four jobs, yet treats her role leading the Hilltoppers as seriously as anyone would their full-time employment....

 
Softball: Romanski returns to Elk Grove lineup with a bang

Softball: Romanski returns to Elk Grove lineup with a bang

Junior Kaylee Romanski had been a two-year starter for hall of fame coach Ken Grams when he heard the news last July that his first baseman had injured her knee. "I was p...

 
Softball: Metea Valley drops another close one to DeKalb

Softball: Metea Valley drops another close one to DeKalb

Emma Hart said she needed to bust out of her slump, so she busted out the bunt. The DeKalb left fielder and No. 9 hitter pushed a beautiful bunt past a drawn infield and ...

 
Naperville’s India Day festival to leave city after reduced financial support

Naperville’s India Day festival to leave city after reduced financial support

A longtime India Day celebration intends to move outside of Naperville after organizers say the city council didn’t provide enough financial support to keep it in town.

 
Brothers admit to scheme costing thousands in Oakbrook Terrace red-light camera corruption case

Brothers admit to scheme costing thousands in Oakbrook Terrace red-light camera corruption case

The bribery scandal tied to a former Oakbrook Terrace mayor was part of a larger federal investigation that brought down a state senator.

 

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