Eleven suburban high schools are among 35 Illinois schools that have been honored as winners in the 2011 Operation Teen Safe Driving program. They developed programs to educate their peers on unsafe driving practices. State officials are also announ...

Elgin Ÿ Travis H. Reicks, 40, of the 1300 block of Kaskaskia Avenue in Elgin, appeared in bond court Tuesday on charges of possession of a stolen firearm and unlawful sale of a firearm — both felonies — as well as unlawful use of a weapon, a mi...

Ryan Perez didn’t switch things up for this no-hitter. The Westminster Christian junior hurler, known widely for his ability to pitch with equal effectiveness with either hand, stuck to his left and held Rockford East hitless in a 5-1 nonconference ...

It’s hard to remember when the stakes have been so high. School boards across the northern Fox Valley this year are grappling with teachers contracts, yet the money isn’t there to support the kind of upward mobility to which suburban educators have ...

Daily Herald Editorial Board Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements for local municipal and school positions in the election Tuesday. Individual endorsement editorials can be found at the pertinent community links at our Election 2011 page: ...