This weekend Fall Color Festival: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Oct. 31 at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. See brilliantly colored trees, sample taffy apples and other treats, walk along a scarecrow trail featuring creations by local Sc...

Zorila, Loose Cannons, Addy's Corner, Littlebirds: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at Cubby Bear, 1059 W. Addison St., Chicago. $10. (773) 327-1662 or cubbybear.com. Boy Band Review: 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at BaseCamp Pub, 5750 Lakeside Drive, Lisle....

Collaborative teaching, exemplary academic performance, closing achievement gaps, and social-emotional learning support are among the qualities that earned more than a dozen suburban schools a coveted Blue Ribbon from the U.S. Department of Educatio...

A river flood, a sweeping view of a new bridge under construction, a forest in autumn or a group of colossal trolls at the Morton Arboretum. The full scope of some news events can best be viewed from above. That's where the Daily Herald's six drones...

This weekend Sonny Acres Farm's Fall Festival: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday through Sunday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Sept. 20-26, at Sonny Acres Farm, 29W310 North Ave., West Chicago. Features a haunted house, haunted hayrides, a ...

Elgin Fringe Festival An uncurated showcase of music, theater, dance, comedy, performance art, visual arts and film, the Elgin Fringe Festival includes performances that range from family-friendly to adults-only at venues in downtown Elgin. A $3 EFF...

A few decades ago, the Wichita Eagle was, essentially, a statewide newspaper, circulated in more than 70 of the counties in Kansas. Located in the state's industrial hub, the Eagle built its national reputation as an unabashed proponent of civic jou...

The motivation for Gerry's Café has been percolating in the quarter-century since Natalie Griffin was a special education support teacher working with preschooler Garrett Anderson of Lake Zurich. “This has been my passion. I've come full circle,” Gr...

The last 15 years have been a turning point for newspapers, with 1,800 metro and community newspapers closing or merging during that time. The cost to those communities is high, with the loss of newspapers' anchoring role in the region's identity, g...

This weekend Festival of the Vine: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 6-7, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, around Fourth and State streets, Geneva. Features food from Geneva restaurants, wine tasting, demonstrations, music, arts an...