When Maria Curtis was born with Down syndrome in 1963, her Naperville family refused to institutionlize her and she would thrive.

Another year is over, and we’re looking back at our top stories of 2025, from crime and tragedy to moments of celebration.

Dozens of children waited anxiously in the St. Hyacinth’s school gymnasium with one thing on their minds. Two hours of ...

Three 18-year-old men from the northwest suburbs are awaiting trial after they were charged with sexually assaulting a female ...

Despite the graduation of the program’s all-time leading scorer Zoey Deligianis, the Madison girls basketball team remains one of the area’s top teams. With a 61-24 throttling of Jefferson on Dec. 16, ...

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office announced multiple arrests after what deputies described as a violent incident involving underage drinking, assault and suspected gang ...

Genesis Henry and McKinley Rollins were excited for the start of their Girls on the Run graduation 5K this past Saturday morning, Nov. 22, at Salisbury Community Park. About 900 girls, running buddies ...

Portsmouth Public School students from Manor, I.C. Norcom, and Churchland High School graduated on Saturday, June 7, 2025. Several hours later, around 11:45 p.m., police were called for a shooting ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Portsmouth police are continuing to investigate a shooting that occurred at a graduation party on Viking Street late last night that resulted in 4 people being taken to the ...