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Fireworks could be legal in Illinois by next Fourth of July if legislation introduced by a suburban lawmaker comes to fruition.

Sunday was July 8, not July 4, but that was no reason to stop celebrating the country's independence for the thousands of Bartlett residents and their neighbors from surrounding communities who lined village streets for the commumnity's annual Fourth of July parade.

An active, 30-year-old emergency room nurse, April Braker felt sick and started behaving oddly. People thought the Schaumburg woman might be having a mental breakdown. But it was a rare autoimmune disease, and now she is unresponsive and doctors are working on her case.

The sale of those little wet towel things likely will dip this week in Naperville with Saturday's closing of the Exchange Club's four-day Ribfest celebration in Knoch Park.

Nobody was injured in a Vernon Hills apartment fire Saturday afternoon, officials said.

More than a dozen food truck vendors drew hundreds of hungry and curious eaters Saturday at Arlington Park, where they could get anything from lobster and soul food to grilled cheese and artisan tacos.

A Naperville firefighter/paramedic who was off-duty when he helped a man endure the early moments after a motorcycle crash has earned the department's Lifesaving Award.

The Top 20 contestants for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent at the Arcada Theatre represent a diverse roster of music makers. Check out these promising acts.

One of the highlights of Libertyville's 10th annual Dog Days of Summer is the DockDogs Big Air dog jumping competition at Cook Park.

This year marks the 23rd year for the Batavia farmers market. It's held 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays through Oct. 27 on North River Street between Wilson and State streets.