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A 30-year-old Woodridge man is headed to prison for the 2014 armed robbery of Westmont gas station.

Rival fans of the Chicago Cubs and White Sox will have reason to come together at Arlington International Racecourse on Saturday, when the track plays host to both teams' World Series trophies.

At Donnie Rudd's murder trial Thursday, medical experts offer differing causes for what killed Noreen Kumeta 44 years ago.

Angst appeared to give way to relief Thursday afternoon as concerned Elk Grove Village business owners and residents came to better understand the scope, intent and timing of the village's plans to forcibly annex about 58 acres of commercial property near Interstate 90.

"Foxconn is not getting a free environmental ride from the state of Wisconsin," state officials say, but Illinois officials are still concerned.

The heavy rainstorm that caused some flooding in central Mundelein earlier this week couldn't keep the annual Community Days festival from launching Thursday.

The KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Kemper Lakes in Kildeer got underway Thursday with a blue sky, soft conditions and golf fans eager to see how the top stars would fare in the third major of the season. Besides the battle among 156 players for a share of a $3.65 million purse, there were other stories to be told.

A meeting between the postmaster and gardeners who tend prairie plants outside a Naperville post office could decide the landscape's future.

A Huntley man faces misdemeanor charges and is accused of inappropriately touching women inside a Walmart, police said.

The 20 finalists have been chosen for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent at the Arcada Theatre. Each act, chosen from an initial field of 95 contestants, performs in the top 20 show at the St. Charles venue Sunday, July 8.