The acting seed was planted when Jared Wofford of Naperville was just 10 years old. It just took a couple more decades to blossom. "My mom took me to an agency in the Oak Brook area for acting and modeling," says Wofford, the middle of three childre...

Interactive art Recreation meets art with the interactive exhibit "Par Excellence Redux: The Front 9." Local and national artists, designers and architects have been commissioned to create miniature golf creations specially installed at the Elmhurst...

It's about more than coffee. “I'm ready for my cup of coffee. I usually have one every day,” says 93-year-old John Andersen, as he waits his turn in a line outside his home at GreenFields of Geneva senior living community. He could get it in the din...

This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: A skilled painter takes a palette of diverse colors and expertly blends them into a beautiful work of art. Lifelong arti...

Babe Ruth's "called shot" in the 1932 World Series at Wrigley Field might not have happened if it weren't for another uncalled shot. That shot is the subject of a new book by Aurora native Jack Bales, "The Chicago Cub Shot for Love: A Showgirl's Cri...

After two suicidal crises during pandemic isolation, 16-year-old Zach Sampson feels stronger but worries his social skills have gone stale. Amara Bhatia has overcome her pandemic frustrations but the teen feels worn down, in a state of "neutralness...

After riding out the storm of COVID-19, more than 6,000 REO Speedwagon fans couldn't fight the feeling of unabashed joy last night, as the venerable rock band staged the first major concert in the Chicago area since the day the music died nearly 16 ...

Blue Cat Gallery & Studio will celebrate its fourth year of operation with the juried exhibit, "Signs of Rural Life," opening July 7 and continuing until August 28, 2021. The exhibit will feature artwork exploring rural themes created by artists fr...

Friends and family say Melvin Copeland didn't talk about himself much, but he would have had plenty to say if he did. From scholarship college athlete to Tuskegee Airman in World War II, Copeland later earned two master's degrees and participated i...