Editor's note: This story originally ran on Dec. 5, 2001 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. In the snapshot, 1-year-old Keith Lane peers over the top of a small shopping bag at the camera. An...

Editor's note: This story originally ran on Oct. 26, 2003 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. When in the full grip of drug addiction, Daniel R. Elderkin would run around, sometimes with knives,...

Editor's note: This story originally ran on Dec. 2, 2001 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Do you know anyone "nodding" or "rolling?" One and two generations ago, teens and young adults who exp...

For nearly 20 years, Bill Zelsdorf has been the face of the Dundee Township Visitor’s Center, also known as The Depot. His passion lies in planning events that attract people to downtown East Dundee, which is in the midst of a renaissance. Zelsdorf,...

New Trier’s girls basketball features a lot of scoring weapons. That’s one of the reasons the top-seeded Trevians came in to the Dundee-Crown Charger Classic undefeated. Coach Teri Rodgers’ squad retained that perfect mark, going 4-0 with a 54-35 vi...

The end result may not have been what the Burlington Central girls basketball team was shooting for, but the overall mission was most definitely accomplished. Playing in the Charger Classic Christmas Tournament at Dundee-Crown for the first time, th...

Hands off: Drivers must change phone habits in New Year A new law taking effect Jan. 1 dictates hands-free use of cellphones. Even dialing a number can fall into the new category of distracted driving offenses, which carry fines starting at $75...

Aurora woman remains hospitalized after crash that killed brother A 24-year-old Aurora woman remained hospitalized in critical condition yesterday with injuries suffered two days earlier in a crash that claimed the life of her brother. Full sto...

Algonquin and Carpentersville have snagged a grant from a planning agency that will allow them both to enhance recreational opportunities along the Fox River, which runs through both villages. The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning will compil...

Jody Siers said she is still in shock after her 19-year-old daughter died in a work accident last week, but she is finding comfort in the gift of life her oldest child gave to a stranger. Shortly after she died Monday, Stephanie Siers' heart was don...