From the lieutenant governor of Illinois to the police chief of Aurora, 14 prominent women will be celebrated for their achievements during a monthlong, multiplatform tribute by iHeartMedia Chicago and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, Robert Feder writes....

William "Bill" Rosenfelder Jr. loved two family traditions: running hardware stores and fighting fires. Rosenfelder, a former chief of the Geneva Fire Department, died last Wednesday at age 86. He was a lifelong resident of Geneva, except for a stin...

Corey Dixon is one of 11 candidates running for four, 4-year seats on the Elgin City Council in the April 6, 2021, election. One candidate, Marcus Banner, declined to participate in the questionnaire. The Daily Herald asked the candidates several qu...

The District 128 Foundation for Learning recently announced the recipients of its seventh annual Alumni Achievement Awards: Jessica Lawdan, Vernon Hills High School Class of 2011, and Tom Morello, Libertyville High School Class of 1982. The two were...

Some people, when they receive bad news, make do. Not Allison Hurley. When she was diagnosed with colon cancer, the Aurora teacher made plans. "She got a new job. She got engaged. She bought a house. She got a new dog. She went on trips. She celebr...

Like a handful of excellent teams last year, Timothy Christian was so good - and so unlucky - it didn't even get to end its season. The Trojans made the Class 2A state tournament only to see it canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Similarly, Lake Park...

For all the Thanksgiving, Christmas and postseason tournaments that have been lost this year, at least teams can still look forward to playing their conference rivals. It's a new one, but you can't ask for a much better start to a rivalry than Dunde...

Four years after Matthew Lange was fatally shot in his car while waiting for his son to get out of school, Naperville police say they are still actively seeking leads. The 37-year-old Aurora native was shot multiple times on the evening of Jan. 27, ...

Literacy DuPage has appointed Bobbi Burgstone as its new executive director. Burgstone now guides one of Illinois' largest volunteer tutor literacy organizations. "Literacy DuPage is the trusted source for customized, one-on-one English language tut...