Medical experts say it's only a matter of time before suburban COVID-19 transmission rises to the level at which face coverings are advised in all public indoor locations. DuPage and McHenry counties joined Will County Wednesday with enough disease ...

Masks will be strongly encouraged but not required for unvaccinated students and staff when school starts next month in Libertyville Elementary District 70. The stance is a turnaround for Superintendent Matt Barbini, who two weeks ago said students ...

After reports that several suburban school boards have made wearing a mask indoors during the school year optional, Cook County Department of Public Health officials released guidance Friday stating anyone unvaccinated “should” mask up in classrooms...

This weekend Algonquin Founders' Days: 4-10 p.m. Thursday, July 22; 4-11 p.m. Friday, July 23; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 24; and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, July 25, at Spella Park, 2610 Harnish Drive, Algonquin. 59th annual festival has ...

Editor's note: For a different viewpoint on the issue from another parent, please read the companion piece to this story. This story was revised to say the school board vote was 6-0, with one member absent. For more than a year, Marianne Corco...

School districts across the region are diverging on whether to require students to wear masks when they return to classes next month as parents pressure educators from both sides of the issue. On Monday night, the state's second-largest school syste...

This weekend Kane County Fair: 3-11 p.m. Thursday, July 15; noon to midnight Friday and Saturday, July 16-17; and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday, July 18, at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Rides, food, music, entertainment, r...

Submit your event listing at www.dailyherald.com/share; deadline is two weeks prior to event date or registration deadline. March 23 Babytime: 9:30 a.m. Thursday through March 23, Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette. A bonding...