Starts before Friday Glendale Heights Oktoberfest: Thursday, Sept. 14, through Sunday, Sept. 24, at Camera Park, 101 E. Fullerton Ave., Glendale Heights. Hours are 5-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 5 p.m. to midnight Friday, noon to midnight S...

When a 1,600-pound bull bolted loose from a Barrington Hills resident's property recently, an expert wrangler answered an urgent cattle call. Wesley Bush, of 2B Wild Cattle Catching Services based in Morrison, Illinois, rounded up the at-large bovin...

The 1,600-pound bull that escaped a Barrington Hills resident's property last Friday was located and wrangled by a professional Thursday afternoon, police said. According to Barrington Hills Public Information Officer William Walsh, the bull was saf...

A Lake Barrington woman was killed in a car crash in that suburb Wednesday, police said. Ann Tuszynski, 87, was fatally injured about 12:45 p.m. when her Nissan Altima drove into a yard on the 100 block of Waterview Court and hit a garbage can and t...

A Texas man was killed early Thursday when the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a concrete median after going through a toll plaza on Interstate 90 at Barrington Road near Hoffman Estates. Illinois State Police said 24-year-old Souriya D. Syavo...

A church's proposal to build a facility in South Barrington is drawing opposition from some area residents. The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church wants to erect a house of worship and a school at Bartlett Road and Route 59. Critics of the plan say ...

If you've spotted spooky purple streetlights in the middle of summer, they probably aren't a sign that a neighborhood has started celebrating Halloween early this year. Instead, the violet hue seen lately over some suburban neighborhoods is the resu...

National Night Out, celebrated annually on the first Tuesday in August, offers a chance to meet your neighbors and local first responders in a relaxed setting. The evening is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support...

By Luke Zurawski lzurawski@dailyherald.com Starts before Friday Intelligentsia Cup Chicago: Through July 30. Annual criterium race series featuring 10 races in 10 days. Remaining events include: Cycle Brookfield Criterium July 26; Northbrook Grand P...