Before Friday The Orchid Show, Magnified: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through March 26 at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe. See huge hanging columns of orchids and explore the brighter side of winter at the Orchid Show. $7 for me...

Arlington Heights village board members Tuesday approved two more Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 building expansions for full-day kindergarten, two weeks after the first set was authorized. "That's 4 for 4," said Mayor Tom Hayes after the ...

By Luke Zurawski lzurawski@dailyherald.com Before Friday "Frindle": 10 a.m. daily through Friday, Feb. 24, at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. Based on the book by Andrew Clements, a student decides to c...

At David R. Schuler's first school board meeting in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 in 2005, then-board member Bill Blaine told the new 34-year-old superintendent: "If everything you're doing is working, you're not pushing the envelope f...

This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Music, food and culture were on the menu for a Black History Month celebration luncheon Wednesday at Senior Services Ass...

Before Friday Chicago Auto Show: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily through Sunday, Feb. 19, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, at McCormick Place, 2301 S. King Drive, Chicago. Nearly 1,000 different vehicles are on display, including domestic and importe...

The Northwest Suburban High School District 214 and Palatine Township Elementary District 15 school boards plan to retain a still-to-be-named lobbyist to oppose - or at least get amended - recently filed state legislation that would take a cut of th...

Ongoing "Big Fish": 1 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays; 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 1 and 5 p.m. Sundays, with select 1 p.m. Thursday shows, through March 19, at Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. Based on th...

The first set of Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 school building additions to allow for a new full-day kindergarten program earned approval from the village board Monday. Village trustees reviewed plans for expansions at Westgate Elementary...