Crofton Kelly, 11, has found a way to combine his love for tennis and a fervent desire to help others.

At the age of 82, Dr. Felicitas Tobias of La Grange has successfully battled uterine cancer, chronic adrenal exhaustion and diabetes.

“Stories for a Summer Afternoon” will be presented at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24, at First Presbyterian Church of La Grange, 150 S. Ashland Ave.

This summer’s hot vacation spot might be an unlikely one — your own backyard.

A program for senior volunteers to help other seniors over the telephone during an emergency will begin in January.

The West Suburban Chamber of Commerce and Industry and area business leaders will host the 43rd Annual Welcome Breakfast for New Educators at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19. at the Brookfield Zoo Discovery Center. 

Now that a sidewalk connecting Timber Trails and the Ridgewood subdivisions is closer to becoming a reality, Western Springs residents from both subdivisions have mobilized efforts to make the project go away.

Westchester police reported today a dog was shot and killed by an officer late last week.

AT&T is expecting to have finished today fixing phone lines that were down since the Aug. 4 storm, affecting Westchester residents and businesses.

Two new attractions will be featured at the Save The Prairie Society’s annual Nature Arts and Heritage Faire — the Attic Treasures Sale with offerings ranging from slightly used to vintage antiques, and an accredited appraiser available to evaluate family heirlooms and personal collection items.

Would-be customers were driving toward the parking lot of the Egg Store Produce Market in Cermak Plaza in Berwyn  Thursday morning but first stopped and stared at the grocer’s windows covered with new signs: “Familia Foods,” “Carniceria Y Frutera,” “Gran Apertura,” and “Coming soon.”

As plans move forward to make Roosevelt Road a little more environmentally friendly, the coordinator of an upcoming street fair on the thoroughfare is following suit with a green theme for the festival.

Claiming that Cook County government has abused its power and risks bringing the state down along with the county, a few state senators have announced a proposal to fight the county’s recent 1 percent sales tax hike.

If it takes a village to raise a child, what does it take to build the children a new playground?

A 28-year-old Maywood man is being held on $500,000 bond in the DuPage County Jail on charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery for allegedly driving a car that struck two people in a Woodridge bowling alley parking lot in the early morning hours of Aug. 3, police said.