Elgin
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Good News Sunday: World War II veterans take dream flight high above suburbsSep 12, 2021 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Aleck Johnsen grew up on a farm near Gre...
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Hoffman Estates' Platzkonzert Germanfest pleases crowd with beer, music and moreSep 12, 2021 1:00 am - With plenty of German food, beer and music on hand, Hoffman Estates' Platzkonzert Germanfest offered a complete Oktoberfest experience in September. And there were even...
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'I haven't slept well since': Kane County safety expert toiled at ground zero for more than 100 daysSep 11, 2021 1:00 am - On page after page, filling spiral-bound notebooks, Mike Fagel wrote about the hazards thousands of workers faced at ground zero. The back of the first cover held contac...
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Identity of Streamwood man who died after three-vehicle crash in Hoffman Estates releasedSep 11, 2021 1:00 am - Authorities Saturday released the identity of a 20-year-old Streamwood man who died after a three-vehicle crash that injured four others early Friday morning in Hoffman ...
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Elgin residents gather to honor those who died on Sept. 11Sep 11, 2021 1:00 am - As people did across the nation, a large crowd gathered outside the Elgin Civic Center Saturday to observe the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The mood ...
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Signal Hill NSDAR to honor veterans this December at Evergreen CemeterySep 10, 2021 11:00 pm - Remember. Honor. Teach. This is the mission of Wreaths Across America, to remember veterans' service by placing wreaths on their graves, honor their sacrifice, and teach...
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Suburban singers perform in Metropolitan Opera concert remembering 9/11Sep 10, 2021 6:00 am - A major 9/11 commemoration by The Metropolitan Opera in New York this Saturday includes two singers who grew up in the Chicago suburbs. In "Verdi's Requiem: The Met Reme...
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'Count us in': How four Elgin firefighters delivered a ladder truck to ground zero after 9/11Sep 10, 2021 5:15 am - Twenty years ago, four Elgin Fire Department firefighters set out on the most important road trip of their lives. Days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Anthony Bialek,...
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Diego Cervantes brought an entrpreneurial spirit with him when he and his family immigrated from MexicoSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Diego Cervantes describes the classic American story. Born in Mexico, Cervantes and his family immigrated when he was 10 years old. At age 19 he started working in a Bo...
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Bartlett starts fast, tops ElginSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - While Bartlett didn't need the 59 points it scored last week to beat Streamwood, the Hawks came through with a number of big plays again - especially early - in a 29-12 ...