Patrick Burke believes Carpentersville has a lot to offer: A diverse population, two new tax increment financing districts and a river that runs through the center of town. As its new economic development director, Burke wants to play on the village...

Nearly 90 performers will be on the stage for the blockbuster musical "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," produced by Schaumburg on Stage with shows running from Jan. 22-31. The landmark Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice show tells the bi...

Boy Scout Troop 32 in West Dundee has added three new Eagle Scouts to their ranks in the past year. The Eagle award is scouting's highest honor. Only about 4 percent of Boy Scouts eventually attain the Eagle award. The three graduates of Dundee-Crow...

The cause of a West Dundee garage fire that left the adjoining home uninhabitable due to smoke damage Saturday morning remains under investigation. Firefighters responded to the call on the 2000 block of Waterbury Court at 9:36 a.m. and saw heavy sm...

Meet the 2015-16 Daily Herald Leadership Team. These high school students raise tens of thousands of dollars for charity and work to improve conditions in poor areas, both nearby and in Third World countries. They coach their peers, buddy up with di...

Natalie Brady, Rolling Meadows High School Hometown: Arlington Heights Class: Senior Parents: John and Kathy Brady Sponsor: Eileen Herbster, teacher Community service: Organized a St. Baldrick's fundraiser that raised more than $10,000 for cancer r...

Haley Baumgartner Batavia High School Hometown: Geneva Class: Senior Parents: Ramona Robertson and David Baumgartner Sponsor: Steven Lesniak, counselor Community service: Key Club, National Honor Society, blood drive, Project Harmony Scott Becker ...