First of two parts. By Tara García Mathewson The Hechinger Report At Ronald D. O'Neal Elementary School in Elgin, none of the third graders could read and write at grade level, according to state tests in 2019. Nearly 90% of the students are c...

Interactive map Find an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion 176,897 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 44% of the state's total, according to the Illinois D...

Like all businesses and organizations, the Fox River Valley Public Library District incurred unexpected expenses in 2020 for needs caused by the arrival of the coronavirus. So when Library Director Lauren Rosenthal learned that the Kane County CARE...

Carpentersville resident Beth Miller wasn't going to let the COVID-19 pandemic cancel Halloween in her neighborhood, not with the alternative sitting right outside her door. Miller, neighbor Kelly Yarrington and a bunch of other volunteers are stepp...

With rising COVID-19 cases, Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 is suspending in-person learning and will move back to fully remote instruction starting Nov. 2 through the Thanksgiving holiday, officials said Wednesday. The decision stems f...

Interactive map: Find an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion: 168,659 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 44% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Depa...

Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31. This year, most suburbs are requiring masks (not just scary ones) for trick-or-treaters. Many are offering printable signs for those who wish to inform trick-or-treaters that their household is opting out of giving ca...

With countless celebrations curtailed by COVID-19, a resourceful Buffalo Grove woman was determined not to let the pandemic undo another tradition. To that end, Debbie Gross crafted a coronavirus-inspired contraption to safely deliver goodies to Hal...

Interactive mapFind an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion There have been 160,582 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 44.1% of the state's total, according to th...