Starts before Friday Goebbert's Fall Festival: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Monday, Oct. 31, at Goebbert's Pumpkin Patch and Apple Orchard, 42W813 Reinking Road, Pingree Grove, and 40 W. Higgins Road, South Barrington. Animals, mazes, wagon r...

A Carpentersville man who said God told him to kill his family's dog pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated cruelty to an animal. Christopher Castillo, 24, was sentenced to 18 months of probation. He could have received up to three years in prison. ...

Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with multiple exhibits and programs now through October. Visitors will discover the influence Elgin's Hispanic community has had on the city's culture through an exhibit reco...

Several communities across the suburbs will observe the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with remembrance ceremonies. Here's a look at some of the events happening in the suburbs. Arlington Heights The 10th Annual Children o...

A Republican candidate for the McHenry County Board hopes to unseat a Democratic incumbent who she said has seemed "very distracted" with things not relevant to the prosperity of the county. Crystal Lake Republican Terri Greeno, who earned the secon...

Naperville working out gun sale ban Naperville Police Chief Jason Arres recently discussed enforcing the ban on the sale of certain high-powered rifles that's set to take effect on Jan. 1. DuPage Airport going international DuPage Airport ...

A Texas man who punched a motorcyclist Tuesday in a Barrington Township road rage case also faces a weapons charge, the Cook County sheriff's office said Wednesday. A sheriff's deputy saw Farid Sagidov, 40, of Quitman, Texas, punch a 49-year-old man...

Daily Goebbert's Fall Festival: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Monday, Oct. 31, at 42W813 Reinking Road, Pingree Grove. Animals, mazes, wagon rides, pig races and more. See website for activity hours. Tickets are $17 on weekdays, $20 on weekends and ...

This editorial is the consensus opinon of the Daily Herald Editorial Board On Sunday night, a group drove up in a sedan, got out and shot at people in what police call a targeted attack that hurt three in the parking lot at Six Flags Great Amer...