2:58 p.m.: Premature births rise in nation

2:53 p.m.: Proposed budget barely makes it to next board agenda

11:50 a.m.: La Grange Memorial donates prescription drugs to Guatemalan mission clinic

Mary Pasquinelli does not necessarily like being in the spotlight when it comes to her work with people in need. She sees herself as being a small part of something much bigger.

Illinois received a failing grade from the March of Dimes for the state’s premature birth rates, which are higher than the national average.

Should President Bush commute the sentence of former Gov. George Ryan?

The season's first measurable snowfall greeted residents of the Western suburbs this morning.

An elderly dog that won the hearts of hundreds after his owner tried to save him from their burning Cicero home died on Thanksgiving Day.