He was the original athletic director of the "Original Valley." At Waubonsie Valley High School, Dick Kerner helped establish the tradition of athletic excellence in Indian Prairie School District 204 from the school's 1975 inception to his retireme...

Before beginning their rigorous course of study, first-year medical students at Midwestern University participate in an annual day of service. This year, 205 new students at the University's Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine packed food, sort...

SEATTLE (AP) - Just seven months into 2019, the U.S. has experienced almost as many mass killings as occurred in all of 2018. Back-to-back mass shootings in Texas and Ohio brought the total number of mass killings so far this year to 23, leaving 131...

The Daily Herald Editorial Board regularly seeks opinions and reflections on issues we expect to comment on from a Sounding Board we formed in January. This board is a diverse group of independent suburban voices. In the aftermath of the horrors in ...

In 2011, youth theater director and educator Connie Flores founded the 501c3 performing arts studio, Marquee Youth Stage, in St. Charles with the mission of "empowering youth through the arts." Eight years and 60 productions later, the group is expa...

SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he's thankful that the state has not suffered a mass shooting like those over the weekend - without mentioning two mass killings in the past decade. The Democrat was asked Monday in Chicago about the shootings i...

Christopher Hess of Aurora was recognized by the college's board of trustees at its June meeting. Hess graduated from Aurora Central Catholic High School in 1985 and from Waubonsee Community College in 1987. He transferred to Western Illinois Unive...

In the second debate of the Democratic primary season (part one), 10 presidential hopefuls came prepared with facts and figures, some of which were overstated or incorrect. Here is a roundup of 13 statements that caught our attention. As is our prac...

Several suburban hospitals were named among the best in the Chicago region in U.S. News and World Report's 30th Annual 2019-20 Best Hospitals Rankings, which was released Tuesday. NorthShore University HealthSystem-Metro Chicago in Evanston, Loyola ...