All Stories from May 6, 2026 (Change date)
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Waukegan Concert Chorus presents ‘Happily Ever After: A Disney Celebration’May 06, 2026 2:07 pm - The Waukegan Concert Chorus presents “Happily Ever After: A Disney Celebration” from 4-5 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, at the Dr. Lynn Schornick Theatre in the Jack Benny Center for the Arts, at 39 Jack Benny Drive, Waukegan.
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Two teens charged after break-in at Bartlett businessMay 06, 2026 1:51 pm - A pair of 16-year-old boys were charged with burglary and criminal damage to property after their arrest in connection to a break-in at a business in Bartlett early Monday morning.
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‘Freaky Friday’ will be the first production back at renovated Northbrook Community CenterMay 06, 2026 1:48 pm - After an 8-month hiatus, Northbrook Theatre will reopen its doors next week to welcome the community to the upcoming production of “Freaky Friday: A New Musical.”
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Trial opens for Elgin man charged with drug-induced homicide in Marengo motel overdose deathMay 06, 2026 12:42 pm - The trial opened Tuesday for an Elgin man charged with drug-induced homicide in connection with the 2023 death of a man in McHenry County.
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Stories of Local Impact: Al and Patti Gustafson, leading with heartMay 06, 2026 12:25 pm - Leaders and Legacies, a partnership with the Daily Herald and DuPage Foundation, continues with Al and Patti Gustafson, a Woodridge couple who are deeply committed to early childhood education and pediatric cancer care.
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Chocolate Fest to kick off festival season in Long Grove May 15-17May 06, 2026 12:19 pm - Festival season begins in Long Grove the only way it knows how: with chocolate.
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Free classical concert in Naperville to support Loving Luca FoundationMay 06, 2026 12:00 pm - Renowned cellist Philip Lee and pianist Timothy Mah from the Music Institute of Chicago will perform classical sonatas by Shostakovich and Beethoven on May 9. The Music With a Mission event benefits the Loving Luca Foundation
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Annual prom dress collection drive is big win for area studentsMay 06, 2026 12:00 pm - Zengeler Cleaners’ annual prom dress collection drive was a huge success again this year, helping make prom dreams come true for hundreds of northern Illinois high school women.
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Trump's Indiana wins show his power over GOP with more primaries and redistricting debates aheadMay 06, 2026 11:55 am - Five months ago, President Donald Trump was stinging from one of the first political defeats of his second term as Republican state senators defied him on redistricting in Indiana. Now he has proved he can still punish wayward party members after he endorsed a slate of challengers who defeated almost every one of the lawmakers he wanted to dislodge.
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FBI searches Virginia Senate leader's office as part of corruption probe, AP source saysMay 06, 2026 11:53 am - The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate leader's office on Wednesday as part of a corruption investigation, a person familiar with the matter said.