Ongoing Didier Farms Pumpkinfest: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Oct. 30 at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnshire. Hayrides, corn maze, pig races, Animal Land Zoo, Pumpkin Playland and more. Prices vary by activity. didierfarms.co...

Bio Party: Democrat Office sought: Illinois Senate 27th District City: Arlington Heights Age: 63 Occupation: Retired Previous offices held: Current state senator Q&A Q: What needs to be done structurally to make the legislature more effect...

Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 this year is unveiling four new school libraries — or “21st-century library-media centers,” as district officials call them — including one dedicated Thursday night at Riley Elementary School in Arlington Hei...

From plank roads to toll roads, and one-room school houses to flourishing universities, the suburbs and the Daily Herald have grown up since the newspaper's founding in 1872. Along the way, the region has made history with discoveries such as the to...

Ongoing Didier Farms Pumpkinfest: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Oct. 30 at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnshire. Hayrides, corn maze, pig races, Animal Land Zoo, Pumpkin Playland and more. Prices vary by activity. didierfarms.co...

Oct. 1 Lake Bluff Rib Fest: 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at Lake Bluff Village Green, 40 E. Center Ave., Lake Bluff. A friendly rib competition between teams of community members. lakebluff.org. Fall Color Walk: Dawn to dusk Oct. 1-31 at Pr...

“Chicago Bears, Churchill Downs Incorporated and Village of Arlington Heights Release Statements Regarding Arlington Park.” It was with that news release that arrived in reporters' email inboxes at 7:31 a.m. a year ago today that the suburbs and foo...

Ongoing Didier Farms Pumpkinfest: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 30, at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnshire. Hayrides, corn maze, pig races, Animal Land Zoo, Pumpkin Playland. Prices vary by activity. didierfarms.co...