Members of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington have been gardening for more than 15 years, but with the opening of the Care Center on its campus this month, the stakes have risen. “It’s given us more visibility,” said Sandra Aussem of ...

Other customers at Best Buy probably didn't give a second thought about the excited 13-year-old getting a new iPad. Sure, it had been Logan Williams' birthday earlier that July — but what teenager wouldn't be excited? But Logan wanted it for a diff...

The talent assembled at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre for Sunday night's Suburban Chicago's Got Talent competition covered a vast area of musical terrain. Much of that terrain was familiar, such as the two Beatles cover bands and the Michael...

Suburban Chicago's Got Talent is back and bigger than ever. There is a talented roster of 30 finalists versus 20 from last year for the summer-long talent competition presented by the Daily Herald, produced by the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre a...

Missing Palatine golden retriever returned home A retriever believed to be stolen after wandering away from her home over the weekend was reunited with her owner yesterday afternoon after a woman said she read about the dog in the Daily Herald....

Carpentersville resident Bill Spence is in need of a heart transplant. His stepson is putting together a benefit to help with expenses. The benefit will be held from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Aug. 10, at Concord Place/Midwest Conference Center, ...

If and when Gov. Pat Quinn signs a bill that legalizes medical marijuana in Illinois, Carpentersville's planning and zoning commission will devise parameters for its use, sale and possible growth in the village, trustees decided Tuesday night. Quinn...

When Allison Cherry stepped onto the Children’s Theatre of Elgin stage in 1992 as a second grader, she never dreamed that she would one day end up running the show. But 20 years later, as writer and director of CTE and Fox Valley Theatre Company’s ...