Old-fashioned character abounds in this lovely "Old Town Carpentersville" Cape Cod-style home, built in 1913. Just over a century ago, its builder had his pick of locations in that fledgling town, so you can be sure this is a prime lot. The home, o...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth last month compared companies that move operations overseas for lower taxes to military "deserters," sparking a debate with Republican challenger Larry Kaifesh over the U.S. business environment, taxes and the ec...

Brian Emmett Emmett has been baking, cooking, serving and designing the unique experiences for family and friends for two decades. His obsession with food, baking in particular, rose to a head in 2013 when he entered CBS's "The American Baking Compe...

Editor's note: This article has been corrected from its original version stating Anna Moeller's father and grandfather were firefighters. Only her grandfather was a firefighter. From factoids such as history being their favorite school subject ...

Cook of the Week Challenge winners Daniel Rich of Elgin (2013) and Michael Pennisi of Carpentersville (2012) fired up their grills and shared recipes for football-friendly fare with Daily Herald subscribers Tuesday night at Hearth & Home in Mount Pr...

The Meadowdale International Raceway Preservation Association will host the sixth annual Meadowdale, Motorsports and Memories Car Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at Raceway Woods Nature Preserve in Carpentersville. It will be held ra...

1. Fourteen-year-old Trisha Prabhu of Naperville is on a mission to rid the world of cyberbullying by developing “Rethink,” a pop-up warning that prompts teens to think twice before posting hurtful messages. 2. An on-duty Wheeling police officer str...

The Hoffman Estates Park District will dedicate a new mural of the original layout of the Vogelei Farm at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 at Vogelei Park, as part of the park district's annual Scarecrow Festival. The mural was painted on the interior ...