Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other health officials are asking Illinois residents to reconsider any significant New Year's holiday plans that may include large gatherings. "Omicron and delta are coming to your party," Pritzker warned at a news conference ...

This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Bensenville police officer Steven Kotlewski thought he might cry last weekend, as he came home for the first time since ...

A new program at Benedictine University in Lisle aims to help create diverse women leaders and future change agents. L.E.A.D.S. - Leadership, Empowerment, Action, Development and Service - is a four-year, cocurricular program for freshmen undergradu...

Cal Thelin left his stamp on the communities of Aurora and Batavia as an attorney, a developer and a volunteer. The former Aurora city attorney assisted in the formation of the Aurora Civic Authority and Paramount Arts Center, and was a founder of t...

Justin Lynch said he just thought it was time to come home. The true freshman quarterback from Chicago Mount Carmel announced this week he was transferring to NIU from Temple, where he saw action in 11 games and ended the season as the second-leadin...

After 30 years of teaching students with disabilities, Pascuala Herrera wanted to share with other educators her experience and knowledge about making classrooms and communities more inclusive. So she co-founded Educators 4 Equity and Justice, which...

BARINAS, Venezuela (AP) - Farmer Julio Álvarez hasn't sold milk in about a year and a half even though the cows at his farm in northwestern Venezuela are milked at dawn every day. Fuel shortages and rationing amid Venezuela's economic meltdow...

Wednesday, Dec. 8, and ongoing Festival of Lights and Tree Sale: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through Thursday, Dec. 30, at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. See thousands of twinkling lights, plus a selection of Christmas trees, wreaths, green...

Clayton Pryor has been appointed chief mission officer of Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago Inc. As a member of the senior leadership team, Pryor will build on Goodwill's strategic vision and deliver operational ...