It is estimated a location sells a winning lottery ticket every five years, but the Westchester 7-Eleven store owners had not seen any luck in five years of operation.

Elementary School District 102 Superintendent Mark Van Clay is leaving the district at the end of June after 34 years in the education field.

A 29-year-old Western Springs woman has died Thursday from the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.

A Chicago woman has been cited in the May 19 fatal accident that killed a Countryside woman crossing 47th Street with her two children.

With a zoo watchdog group planning a protest camp out, the Brookfield Zoo is set to host its own action day.

Several high schools in the western suburbs, including Riverside Brookfield and Lyons Township high schools, were deemed some of the best in the nation last week when Newsweek released its annual ranking of the top 1,500 U.S. public high schools.

Leo Dombrowski once witnessed the most destructive man-made force at work.

Whether it is ballet or ballroom, jazz, modern or tap, Jo’s Footwork Studio in Western Springs has been transforming the leaden-legged into dance floor swans since Jo Irbe opened its doors in 1984.

Lighted crosswalks, lane reconfiguration and a reduced speed limit were among a few of the suggestions that came out of the packed community meeting June 2 regarding safety on 47th Street.

Linda Moran has spent many years telling children that it is all right to cry when they lose a loved one.

State Rep. Michael J. Zalewski (D-Chicago) said he could no support a state income tax increase in light of the state’s soaring unemployment rate.

A fund has been established for the family of Countryside resident Cari Cook, who was killed as she was crossing 47th Street with her two children  May 19.

Residents frustrated when their power may return during an outage can now find out from their mobile phones.

Since the ousting of ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has been leading the charge for major ethics reforms in Illinois.

State Investigators still are gathering evidence to determine what led to the death of Countryside resident Cari Cook after she was struck by a car as she crossed four lanes of 47th Street in La Grange with her two young children May 19.