This weekend 36th annual Chicago Blues Festival: Friday through Sunday, June 7-9, at Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St., Chicago. Features a diverse lineup celebrating the blues from the past, present and future. Daily schedule varies: Bobby Rush ...

Shows, events Saturday, June 1: Sixth annual Glen Ellyn Vintage Auto Fest, Stacy's Tavern Museum & Glen Ellyn History Center. 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. $10 in advance with check or money order payable to the Glen Ellyn Historical Society; $15 at the gate, loc...

This weekend Lincolnshire Food Truck Fridays: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, May 31, at the Lincolnshire Corporate Center, 300 Knightsbridge Pkwy., Lincolnshire. Features a variety of food trucks and entertainment. Free admission. lincolnshireil.gov. 34t...

It's that time of year again when a candy-hiding rabbit hippety-hops into town, colors a bunch of eggs and makes more guest appearances than Tom Hanks promoting his latest movie. Look around in the coming days and you're almost certain to spot the ...

Residents can help Mother Nature during Earth Week observances by lending a helping hand at volunteer workdays in DuPage County forest preserves. Individuals and families, as well as school and church groups, Scout troops and other organizations are...

A look back at some of the top crime and justice stories of 2018 in DuPage County ... January 80 years in Wesselman murder: After 30 years on the run in the wake of raping and murdering 15-year-old Kristy Wesselman, Michael Jones will take his las...

Even though Santa is getting ready for Christmas Eve, he seems to be just about everywhere nowadays. How? We don't know. But every year, Santa works his magic and offers kids, young and old alike, a chance for a visit. At the Daily Herald, we put to...

When does the holiday season officially begin. Some say it's on Black Friday, or when they put down one last fork of pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving night. Others say it's when Santa Claus arrives at the mall, which in the case of Woodfield Mall in Scha...

Growth scores measuring student progress from one year to the next are listed for the first time this year on the Illinois Report Card, and in DuPage County, students in a majority of districts showed better growth in math than in English. Growth sc...