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Here's another reason to hope for snow soon -- classes are about to begin for those who want to learn to cross-country ski. This popular Wheaton Park District course runs over the next several weekends and to ski, participants need at least 6 inches of snow.

WHAT: Progressive Insurance Atlantic City Boat Show WHEN: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday WHERE: Atlantic City Convention Center, 1 Convention Blvd., Atlantic City DETAILS: Features a one-stop shop with hundreds of the newest and best luxury motor yachts, sport fishers, performance boats, personal watercraft, inflatables, engines ...

At one end of the rink at Wheaton Ice Arena last week, members of the Academy of the Holy Cross girls ice hockey team shot pucks on an empty net during a drill in practice.

At one end of the rink at Wheaton Ice Arena last week, members of the Academy of the Holy Cross girls ice hockey team shot pucks on an empty net during a drill in practice.

Pat Mazza led the way for the Hilltoppers with 13 points in a 66-43 win over Downers Grove North Friday which earned the squad a share of the lead in the West Suburban Silver conference.

While skiing is a great sport and terrific exercise, let's face it --it's cold and sometimes a little exhausting. That's why, unlike other sports, choosing a luxury ski vacation comes with some oh, so nice features that just be worth the extra cost.

A man is believed to have killed his girlfriend, two sons, her niece and then himself near Oakbrook Terrace. A bullet fragment is believed to have hit a Carpentersville school before a suspect took police on a chase through the suburbs. We may not get all the gas we pay for at the pump. Wheaton woman is found unfit to parent child she abandoned. Another attempted abduction in Algonquin.

Black-and-white silent film "The Artist" won three Golden Globes last night, including best musical or comedy picture, while George Clooney 's film "The Descendants" took home best drama. An Elgin man, children escape a house fire through the windows. Fire damages a Bartlett home. Wheaton man upset about deer found dead on trail.

COMEDYComedy Shrine: Bobby Tessel with Dan Ronan, Feb. 3-4. Tickets are $15-$20. Chicks are Funny, 8 p.m. Thursdays. $10. Who’s Line Improv shows 8, 10 p.m Fridays and 4, 8, 10 p.m. Saturdays. Tickets are $10-$15 for adults; $8-$12 for students. At 4034 Fox Valley Center Drive , Aurora. Call (630) 585-0300 or visit comedycomedy.net or comedyshrine.com. The Improv: Charlie Murphy,Feb. 3-4. $32 ...

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This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in this report is presumed innocent.

COMEDYComedy Shrine: Who’s Line Improv at 8 p.m. Friday and 8 and 10 p.m. Saturday. Who’s Line Naughty Show at 10 p.m. Friday. ComedyComedy stand-up at the Shrine. Tickets are $10 to $15 for adults; $8 to $12 for students with ID and Military. West of Westfield Fox Valley Mall in Plaza Square at 4034 Fox Valley Center Drive , Aurora. Call (630) 585-0300 or visit comedyshrine.com. The Improv ...

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COMEDYComedy Shrine: Dwayne Kennedy with Bill Bunker, Jan. 20-21. Tickets are $15-$20. Chicks are Funny, 8 p.m. Thursdays. $10. Who’s Line Improv shows 8, 10 p.m Fridays and 4, 8, 10 p.m. Saturdays. Tickets are $10-$15 for adults; $8-$12 for students. At 4034 Fox Valley Center Drive , Aurora. Call (630) 585-0300 or visit comedycomedy.net or comedyshrine.com. The Improv: Greg Behrendt, Jan. 20-22 ...

Notre Dame head women's soccer coach Randy Waldrum announced Friday that eight student-athletes have chosen to continue their academic and athletic careers with the Fighting Irish, declaring their commitment to enroll at Notre Dame beginning in the fall of 2012. Collectively, Top Drawer Soccer has ranked the Fighting Irish Class of 2012 as the No. 1 incoming freshman class in the nation.

Making an impact in varsity basketball isn’t easy. Our breakout players just make it seem that way. Whether a freshman impacting the game or an upperclassman shining in a larger role, our breakout basketball players are having seasons to remember.

What's up ya'll, The Lebron dunk was better than the Blake Griffin dunk. As impressive as the verticality of Griffin's dunk was, it wasn't really a dunk. You have to hit the rim with your hand to make it count...

Lyons Township and Nazareth Academy have enjoyed plenty of success in football the past few seasons. Dave Onion believes the future may be even brighter for football in the area after helping form the new Lyons Football Club. “Lyons Township coach Kurt Weinberg asked us a couple years ago about creating an elite program for kids that wanted more competitive football,” said Onion, whose son ...