By Luke Zurawski lzurawski@dailyherald.com Ready to get in the spirit of the holidays? Here's our annual list of where you can find tree lightings happening across the suburbs over the next few weeks. Friday, Nov. 17 Illuminate Northbrook: 5:30...

Now through Dec. 23 Yuletide Treasures: 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, through Nov. 24, at the DuPage Art League, 218 W. Front St., Wheaton. DuPage Art League's annual Yuletide Treasures show features one-of-a-kind gif...

Metra leaders adopted sweeping updates to fares and zoning Friday, reforms officials said would simplify travel on the system for riders. The changes include shrinking the 10-zone system to four, eliminating the popular Super Saver $100 monthly pass...

Starts before Friday Fall Flower Show: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Nov. 26 at Wilder Park Conservatory, Church Street and Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst. A seasonal display of fall flowers. epd.org. “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”: 1 and 7:3...

Is it the right fit? That was the question around Arlington Heights village hall this week about a proposal for six-story, 136-unit apartment building with ground-floor restaurant across from a neighborhood of historic homes on the northern edge of ...

The Illinois State Report Card designates schools into five categories: exemplary, commendable, targeted, comprehensive and intensive. Exemplary schools are defined as schools whose performance is in the top 10% of all schools statewide. The followi...

Out of nearly 6,500 local governments statewide, only four receive more Personal Property Replacement Tax revenue each year than the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. So, when the Illinois Department of Revenue estimates a ...

Schaumburg trustees have approved a project seeking an $11 million reinvestment in the longtime Daily Herald print center purchased last spring by a Chicago Tribune affiliate - where both newspapers and others will continue to be printed and shipped...

Fun for grown-ups Rosemont's Parkway Bank Park entertainment district, 5501 Park Place, hosts its adults-only Crawl-O-Ween Halloween Bar Crawl featuring specialty food and drinks at Adobe Gila's, Bub City, KINGS Dining & Entertainment, Park Tav...

Affy Tapple still an original at 75 In 75 years, Affy Tapple has changed ownership and locations, but the iconic caramel treat remains the same. The company is celebrating its diamond anniversary this fall - the peak of the Affy Tapp...