Despite a few blips in 2022, Glenview, Northbrook and the nation itself started to create a sense of normalcy emerging out of the fog of the COVID-19 pandemic. That normalcy included development news, local athletic prowess, an assortment of interes...

It's impossible to look back at 2022 for 88 high schools in the Daily Herald coverage area that compete in 32 sports and try to narrow it down to a top 10 list without feeling like we're leaving out countless deserving teams. So instead, we asked ou...

Curriculum, taxes, library books and even student groups are among the issues driving school board races across the suburbs. Monday was the last day for candidates to file petitions to get their names on the April 4 ballot. While some districts saw ...

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to identify North Barrington candidate Patty Kalinowski as a former trustee. Tiny North Barrington may play host to the only mayoral contest in the Northwest suburbs in the April 4 election. Jay Mu...

Seventeen suburbs are holding on to enough cash to fund municipal operations in those towns for at least one year. That includes Pingree Grove, which has more than two years' worth of the village's operating expenses in an unassigned reserve account...

Starts before Friday "A Magical Cirque Christmas": 2 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7; 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Dec. 8-9; and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10-11, at CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe St., Chicago. Hostess Lucy Darling...

Ongoing Santa Claus at Geneva Commons: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily through Dec. 18 at Geneva Commons, 410 Commons Drive, Geneva. Stop by Santa's station at Geneva Commons for a visit, a photo and treats. shopgenevacommons.com. “The Immersive Nutcr...

Friends and co-workers are mourning an Arlington Heights woman and her father fatally struck Sunday by what police said was an out-of-control SUV in Des Plaines. Kimberly Karsen, 42, and Neal Greenfield, 80, of Skokie, were killed in front of the re...

A 62-year-old Barrington Hills woman is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday facing charges alleging she bit off a piece of a family member's finger off during a dispute last weekend. Tierni Micek faces charges of aggravated domestic battery, aggrav...

Many suburban communities kick off the holiday season with tree lighting ceremonies. Some of these events have grown into mini-festivals, complete with caroling, Santa visits, sleigh rides and more. Here's where you can see them this week and beyond...