In a year still riddled with pandemic cancellations and ever-changing guidelines, one community is returning to normal. The village of Montgomery recently announced that the 36th annual Montgomery Fest is back Aug. 13-15. The fest will take place in...

Two of the biggest golf projects in the history of the Chicago area reach milestones this week. The Northbrook Park District's new Heritage Oaks course holds its dedication ceremony Thursday, while the DuPage Forest Preserve District's Preserve at O...

Advocate Aurora Health will require employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Oct. 15. The mandate affects about 75,000 people, including medical staff, employees who are not in contact with patients, remote workers, volunteers and on-site ve...

In 2019, state and Aurora authorities had to admit that an Aurora man should not have been able to buy the gun he used to kill five of his co-workers, injure another, and hurt five police officers at Henry Pratt Co. The shooter had received a firear...

Jack Secord of Lincolnshire won the boys 12 and under National Clay Court Tennis Championship, winning seven matches in a row in straight sets. Secord is currently ranked No. 1 in the United States in the boys 12 and under division and will compete ...

This week's 119th playing of the Western Amateur may have one of its strongest fields ever at the Glen View Club, but one notable name is missing. Ethan Farnam, who repeated as the Illinois State Amateur champion last week, won't be there. "I didn't...

Several suburban hospitals, including Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Edward Hospital in Naperville and Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, rank among the 10 best in Illinois, according to rankings released today by ...

New COVID-19 cases continued their rise in Illinois over the weekend as calls to make vaccinations mandatory grow louder and gain more traction. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,892 new infections diagnosed over the past three day...

Twelve holes into our round at Whitetail Ridge in Yorkville last week the skies opened up, forcing a retreat to the clubhouse. Already immensely enjoying the round at our final Hiddens Gems course this year, my buddy and I spent the break drying off...

By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas cops crime@dailyherald.com St. Charles patrol officer Steve Mattas was about halfway through his midnight shift June 27 when a busy but ordinary night became one he wouldn't soon forget. About 2 a.m., emergenc...