Fox Valley mayors and village presidents cite their hopes for the coming year and what they are looking forward to in 2019. Here's what some town leaders had to say: Batavia Mayor Jeffery Schielke In 2019, the city is anticipating the commencement o...

As part of an annual New Year's tradition at the Daily Herald, Fox Valley mayors and village presidents share thoughts on their towns' successes of the past year. Here's what some leaders had to say about their biggest accomplishments in 2018. Batav...

They say there's no such thing as a perfect crime. This year, we saw plenty of accused criminals who seemed determined to prove that adage true. From the bank robbery suspect who revealed his presence by texting a police officer after the heist to t...

Carpentersville Trustee Diane Lawrence has stepped down after changes in her job forced her to relocate. Lawrence, who was elected to her first term in 2017, announced her resignation in a letter read during last week's village board meeting by Trus...

The owners of El Meson Mexican Restaurant, which has stood across from Schaumburg's Town Square for nearly 30 years, plan to permanently close their doors at the end of business on New Year's Eve Monday. Owner Juan Soto said his decision was based o...

In the world of Dr. Seuss, it was the Grinch who stole Christmas. But at Amita Health Alexian Brothers Women and Children's Hospital in Hoffman Estates, the tables were turned. Sure enough, it was the Grinch who brought Christmas to young patients a...

It took a village - three villages to be precise - to recover an Algonquin dog that had been missing for more than two months. For weeks, dozens of signs were posted at intersections, hundreds of flyers were distributed in various neighborhoods and ...

Aaron Muller's desire to help those less fortunate is built into the foundation of his Algonquin resale store. So when Carpentersville leaders approached him about a family in need of some furniture, he said, offering his assistance felt second nat...