Claire Wiesner-Smillie has been appointed director of the Dominican Literacy Center in Aurora, effective July 1.Sister Kathleen M. Ryan, center founder and director, is retiring June 30.

The City of Aurora is celebrate Juneteenth holiday with a week of community events and activities, beginning with the Mr. and Miss Black Aurora crowning ceremony and concluding on Juneteenth with the annual flag-raising ceremony.

A recently expanded partnership between the University Center at McHenry County College, Aurora University and Northwestern Medicine aims to increase educational opportunities for nurses across the community.

As Daily Herald columnist Dave Heun’s sweet tooth beckons, he revisits several bakeries and doughnut shops in the Tri-Cities area.

Fraternal twins and recent Conant High School graduates Joey O’Brien and Matthew O’Brien were among dozens of metropolitan-area recipients of the 2024 Evans Scholarship.

Mark your calendars for a special performance from blues legend Buddy Guy at Chicago Blues Fest, plus PrideFests in Woodstock and Round Lake Beach, Libertyville Days and more happening this week.

A series of four Summer Saturday Pop-Up Markets will be held in the Marie Wilkinson Pantry Urban Farm & Gardens in Aurora.

Jeff Plackett, longtime water polo coach, to be new athletic director at Naperville Central.

Lourdez Ardila of Warrenville and Stephanie Chávez of Glendale Heights are the 2024 Outstanding Graduates at College of DuPage. After earning an Associate in Arts, Ardila is transferring to Aurora University to major in industrial organizational psy...