Church in the Word's Tim Krauss has an invitation for anyone who craves high adventure and maximum impact: Come with us to Costa Rica. The Elgin church is planning a weeklong jungle excursion in February to feed a hungry village in the mountains of ...

State Rep. Timothy Schmitz will hold a seminar today designed to educate new drivers and their parents on some of the teen driving laws that were enacted over the summer. "In Kane County alone, we have witnessed a number of incidents in the past fe...

I've been reading with some interest the news accounts of what has been going on in Carpentersville in regard to the illegal immigration issue. It seems both local newspapers have been pretty tough on the Village President Bill Sarto. But as I've re...

CARPENTERSVILLE -- Synegrate Corp. announced Monday the completion of a $500,000 contract with Barrington Area Unit District 220 for the installation and programming of fully integrated audio visual systems in 96 classrooms. The total job included i...

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the flu can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to prevent the flu is by getting a flu vaccination each fall. Every year in the United States, on aver...

The leader of the Daily Herald's Elgin office has been honored by his old high school. Jim Baumann, who graduated from Prospect High School in Mt. Prospect in 1980, was given a distinguished alumnus award by the school during homecoming last week. S...

A 16-year-old Carpentersville boy died of head injuries early Sunday morning in Elgin after a woman sideswiped the vehicle he was riding in, Kane County Coroner Chuck West said. The accident occurred at 12:18 a.m. at Randall Road and Route 72, which...

The Far Northwest Suburban United Way held its campaign kickoff in September to raise funds for 48 partner agencies that provide a myriad of health and human services. The area served by this United Way encompasses 11 communities, including Sleepy H...

The man's name was Odin Langen. You couldn't get more Republican or Scandinavian, making him a perfect representative for the area where I grew up. When my dad signed me up at about age 13 to serve food at some sort of political gathering for Langen...