Meet the educators from across the suburbs who served as judges for our 2012-2013 Daily Herald Leadership teams. Thanks to all of the judges for helping us recognize these deserving young people. Ÿ The following educators from DuPage County served a...

The bitter contract dispute between the West Chicago Elementary District 33 school board and its teachers union is beginning to cause divisions in the community, too, as parents and others begin choosing sides. With the threat of a strike looming a...

If you want to be elected a mayor or village president in DuPage County next spring, odds are you'll have to work for it. The local election season began in earnest Monday with candidates throughout DuPage submitting nominating petitions to run for ...

'Nerdist' noggin Comedian Chris Hardwick is not only the author of #8220;The Nerdist Way: How to Reach the Next Level (In Real Life),#8221; he's also the host of the fanboy show #8220;The Talking Dead.#8221; Catch him live at Zanies, 54...

Hunger games There is no gingerbread house in director Richard Jones' acclaimed and much-traveled take on Humperdinck's classic 1893 opera “Hansel & Gretel.” Instead there's lots of surreal hunger-inspired imagery in theLyric Opera of Chicago r...

Anglers of all ages are packing their jigs and tip-ups and sharpening their augers in preparation for next month’s Hard-Water Classic Ice-Fishing Tournament. Sponsored by the DuPage County Forest Preserve District, the tourney is slated to run from ...

It's 'Magic' See thousands of twinkling lights and holiday scenes during Brookfield Zoo's annual “Holiday Magic” light show. Don't miss the laser shows, musical and dance performances, ice-carving demonstrations, a special 6:30 p.m. dolphin sho...

The Partnership for Inspired Education (PIE) third annual event successfully raised close to $13,000 that will benefit students in four school districts serving nine different communities. Over 400 people were in attendance for the recent event whic...