Hoffman Estates' 11,000-seat entertainment venue known as the Sears Centre Arena for 14 years officially becomes the Now Arena this morning. That's when the 15-year, $11.25 million naming-rights deal ...

Central planning failed in the Soviet Union, is still failing in Cuba, and is being phased out in China, but it apparently remains alive—though not well—in Hoffman Estates. The village board has ...

This article was produced in partnership with The Daily Herald, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. In the mid-2000s, Sears, the village of Hoffman Estates and a private ...

Hoffman Estates' Sears Centre Arena for the first time will offer parents and family members of high school graduates the option to lease a private suite at upcoming commencement ceremonies rather ...

When David Bernauer graduated from Mundelein High School on Sunday in a ceremony at Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, his family had a unique vantage point of the big event. Instead of opting for the ...

Sears Holdings Corp. signed a $1.8 million deal last week that could keep its name on its hometown arena through 2022. The question is whether Sears will be around to see the end of that deal. The ...