By Luke Zurawski lzurawski@dailyherald.com Starts before Friday Intelligentsia Cup Chicago: Through July 30. Annual criterium race series featuring 10 races in 10 days. Remaining events include: Cycle Brookfield Criterium July 26; Northbrook Grand P...

There was a time 60 years ago when the elms joining boughs over the bucolic streets of Arlington Heights were the tallest things in town. They provided shade to all of the modest early and mid-20th century homes that dotted the landscape. Dutch elm ...

By Luke Zurawski lzurawski@dailyherald.com Starts before Friday Rotary Fest: 6-10:30 p.m. (carnival only) Wednesday, July 19; 6-10:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20; 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, July 21; 2 p.m. to midnight Saturday, July 22; and 2-9 p.m. (car...

Owners of a group of century-old homes just north of downtown Arlington Heights convinced the village board Monday to downzone their properties in an effort to prevent future high-density redevelopment there. It's the first downzoning in Arlington H...

• Registered Nurse Kathleen Sciacca of Arlington Heights-based Center of Illinois Home Healthcare, Inc., was honored with the DAISY Foundation's DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the foundation's programs to recognize the s...

Starts before Friday Kane County Fair: 3-11 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, July 12-13; noon to midnight Friday and Saturday, July 14-15; and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday, July 16, at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Grands...

Starts before Friday Lake in the Hills Rockin' Rotary Ribfest: 4:30-11 p.m. Thursday and Friday, July 6-7; 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 8; and 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 9, at Sunset Park, 5200 Miller Road, Lake in the Hills. Ann...

Tuesday, July 4 Barrington Fourth of July Festival: Tuesday, July 4, in downtown Barrington. Family Fitness Run at 7 a.m., parade from Barrington High School at 10 a.m., Chicago Brass Band Quintet performs at 11:30 a.m. at Barrington's Whit...

On June 21, Metra leaders rolled out a revolutionary proposal to revamp fares and downsize its zone system. But interviews with BNSF Line riders Wednesday generated a collective "huh?" from many. "I didn't know that ... and I've been doing this for ...

The John Deere Classic, Illinois' only annual PGA Tour event, has never had a staging like the one coming up in two weeks. Professional golf has changed dramatically this year, and so has the JDC. Andrew Lehman is the JDC's new tournament director, ...