Memorial Day is a time to reflect on those who died in service to their country. A variety of events are being held over the weekend throughout the suburbs to honor their memory. Blue Star Memorial Celebration and Unveiling: 10 a.m. to noon Saturda...

Several suburban school districts will receive a portion of $87 million in additional school funding due to a coding error in the state's funding formula that wrongly routed the money to Chicago Public Schools. School district administrators say th...

For 40 years beginning in the late 1920s, it was not uncommon for restrictive covenant clauses to prohibit the sale or lease of property to certain racial or ethnic groups. That practice became illegal and unenforceable with the passage of the feder...

To get your event in the Daily Herald's 2021 Fall Fun Guide and events calendar, go to dailyherald.com/share. Events must be received by 5 p.m. July 12 for inclusion in the Fall Fun Guide. Northbrook Fourth of July: Dawn to dusk Saturday and Sunday,...

A church, a regional food bank and three school districts joined forces Friday in Mundelein to host a pop-up food distribution effort for families in need. The Chapel Food Pantry and Northern Illinois Food Bank, as well as volunteers from Mundelein ...

Alicia Smith wanted to help her biracial children connect with their cultural heritage. Smith, of Aurora, is Black. The father of her two sons is Mexican. It's why Smith enrolled the boys in a bilingual program at Johnson Elementary School in Auror...

Continuing concern regarding the coronavirus has prompted two more elementary school districts in Lake County to reverse course on bringing students back to class. Mundelein District 75 will start the year with remote learning for all students, ...

A car parade Friday at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein helped Principal Christopher Willeford celebrate his retirement. Willeford has been principal at the Diamond Lake District 76 school for 17 years. Friday's parade included a police and fire ...

The philosophy for Bhavna Sharma-Lewis, superintendent of Diamond Lake Elementary School District 76, for the first day of Teacher Appreciation Week was simple: divide and conquer. Divide was splitting up 130 signs reading "Sparkle On ... We Apprec...