• NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) welcomed neurosurgeon Dr. Amin Kassam to lead the NorthShore Neurological Institute at Northwest Community Healthcare in Arlington Heights. "We are proud to offer a unique and dedicated neuroscience...

Nine hospitals in the Daily Herald coverage area rank among the safest in the state, according to the annual Hospital Safety Grade report released Wednesday by the watchdog organization The Leapfrog Group. The group evaluated nearly 3,000 U.S. h...

The 53rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Dinner will be held Saturday at the Cotillion Banquets in Palatine. This year's event will focus on "Heeding Dr. King's Call for Health Care Equity." During a 1966 meeting in Chicago, King addre...

Nov. 13 Yuletide Treasures: 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, through Nov. 23, at DuPage Art League, 218 W. Front St., Wheaton. DuPage Art League's annual Yuletide Treasures Show features one-of-a-kind gifts, all handmade...

Just go all out. That was the mindset of Naperville Central senior Eden Goettsch at Friday's girls state swimming prelims, and the mantra paid off in a big way. Goettsch powered to a time of 23.18 in the 50 free at FMC Natatorium in Westmont, good f...

AURORA - Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, said it has hired Mark Decker as a landscape architect project manager. Decker, who works in the Aurora office, leads all phases of the design process, including planning an...

Ongoing Fall Flower Show: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Nov. 27 at Wilder Park Conservatory, Church Street and Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst. A seasonal display of fall flowers. epd.org/news/fall-flower-show. Yuletide Treasures: 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. we...

The St. Charles Singers, the acclaimed mixed-voice chamber choir led by founder and choirmaster Jeffrey Hunt, will present a new edition of its annual Candlelight Carols program Dec. 2-4, featuring, Hunt says, "the heavenly sounds of the harp." Harp...

The Hispanic Illinois State Law Enforcement Association recently awarded Jo Ann Armenta of Elgin, a retired Illinois State Police sergeant, the Hector Jordan Lifetime Achievement Award. Armenta was the first Latina Illinois state trooper in 1979. S...

Kristen Ziman, a 30-year veteran and former Aurora police chief, will be the next featured guest in Benedictine University's "Journeys in Leadership" speaker series on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Ziman will appear in person at 7 p.m. at Goodwin Hall of Busi...