Her tenure at the Daily Herald was only two years in the early 1970s. But 85-year-old Frances Altman of Baltimore, Maryland, still points to that time in the Arlington Heights office as the key to launching her writing career - one that had its shar...

Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board candidate Misa Edwardsen will remain on the April 4 ballot, for now, after an objection to her candidacy was overruled. But objector Janice Phares of Arlington Heights has until Wednesday to decide i...

Wheeling girls basketball coach Beth Lucas Christell organized a Hersey alumni reunion last week when she brought her Wildcats to play in Arlington Heights. Christell was a former player for Hersey coach Mary Fendley. At least 40 former players who ...

Ruby Arun, a sophomore at William Fremd High School in Palatine, is expanding her mission to inspire girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math fields. Ruby recently was recognized by the Palatine Township Elementary Distri...

'Through Darkness' The exhibition "Through Darkness to Light: Photographs Along the Underground Railroad," showcasing works by photographer Jeanine Michna-Bales, opens this weekend at the Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County, 1899 W. Winchester Roa...

This week Cool Cluster Dog Show: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, Jan. 25-29, at the Lake County Fairgrounds & Event Center, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. Presented by the Chain O' Lakes Kennel Club. Includes American Kennel Club judgi...

Amid recent controversy and calls for his dismissal over changes to a holiday music program, Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 Superintendent Eric Olson announced Monday he will resign at the end of the school year. "Despite our irreconcilable dif...

The Orchard Evangelical Free Church Bluegrass Ensemble will perform at the 36th Annual Arlington Heights Mayor's Prayer Breakfast on February 2, 2023. The event will be held from 7-9 a.m., at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 75 W. Algonquin Road, Arl...

Bill Kmiecik, Rotary International District 6440 Governor, will give the keynote address at the 36th annual Arlington Heights Mayor's Prayer Breakfast. Tickets are now on sale for the event, which will be held from 7-9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at the...

Ongoing Blue Man Group: Various dates and times at the Briar Street Theatre, 3133 N. Halsted St., Chicago. Masks are encouraged but optional. Show is recommended for kids 3 and older. $49-$69. briarstreetbroadway.com. "Little Women": 8 p.m. Wednesda...