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 ...

Meet Joanne Zienty, 2014 winner of the Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author Contest, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the Dundee Library. To register, call (847) 428.3661 (press 3) or visit frvpld.info. Zienty's book, "The Things We Save," was select...

For most of human history, the best hope for a person without a Ph.D. or white lab coat to contribute to scientific research was to end up with his or her skull on a shelf for real scientists to study. Sometimes college kids and retired folks with t...

Suburban ceremonies recall loss of 9/11 A number of suburban communities held Sept. 11 remembrance ceremonies Thursday on the 13th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. “I've been asked why we do this each year,” said Schaumburg Fire Lt. John S...