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Glenbrook South grad earns $5,000 Plum Cares Academic ScholarshipJul 21, 2021 1:00 am - • Glenview resident Elena Pauker was selected as the 2021 Plum Cares Academic Scholarship winner. This is a one-time scholarship of $5,000, which will be devoted to Pauk...
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Alfresco dining? How to handle Japanese beetles, other pests chewing up garden greeneryJul 20, 2021 5:30 am - Has some creature been chomping the leaves of your beloved rose bushes? Don't get antsy. It's probably only a Japanese beetle having lunch, says plant health expert Pau...
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She played for Northwestern and now lives in Buffalo Grove, but she'll play for Italy in OlympicsJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - A star softball player at Northwestern, Buffalo Grove resident Andrea Filler got the opportunity to play professionally in Italy after she graduated about five years ago...
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Ziehm: It's major tournament time for the Illinois PGAJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - While the four major championships on the PGA Tour are now history, the Illinois PGA has three of its four majors still coming up. The next is the Illinois Open, Aug. 2-...
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Feder: New WBEZ content chief wins Sulzberger FellowshipJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - Tracy Brown, who joined WBEZ 91.5-FM as managing editor in 2019 and was promoted to chief content officer of the Chicago Public Media news/talk station in April, has bee...
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Joe Biden's big lieJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - Did you know that Black people are not going to be allowed to vote in America anymore? At least in states controlled by Republicans. Sounds a bit unlikely, but that's a ...
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Help identify 'transformative' funding prioritiesJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - We're at a critical moment in history - and we need your help. Cook County will receive just over $1 billion dollars in funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP...
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Well-kept Links at Carillon offers plenty of opportunities for pars and birdiesJul 19, 2021 5:30 am - About 10 years ago, a former Daily Herald colleague of mine suggested we go check out The Links at Carillon in Plainfield. After one round we were instantly hooked. The ...
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Illinois first state to mandate teaching Asian American historyJul 19, 2021 5:30 am - By Madhu Krishnamurthy mkrishnamurthy@dailyherald.com Illinois recently made history as the first state to require public schools to teach Asian American history. Gov. J...
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Feder: NewsNation expands with Dan Abrams talk show and 'Morning in America'Jul 19, 2021 1:00 am - Dan Abrams, chief legal affairs anchor for ABC News, will host a one-hour prime-time talk show for NewsNation, Nexstar Media's Chicago-based cable news network, starting...