Joyce Defauw came from humble beginnings, growing up on a farm with her parents and three siblings. But education remained important in her life, and she became the first person in her family to go college.
Zombies took over downtown Elgin Saturday night, creating a Nightmare on Chicago Street that brought out thousands of people for scenes of horror, people dressed in creepy costumes and oddities like scary baby dolls for sale.
An incumbent vs. incumbent congressional primary in the western suburbs saw Rep. Sean Casten declared the winner over his Democratic counterpart, Rep. Marie Newman.