A community tree lighting is a great way to kick off the holidays. Here’s where they are happening around the suburbs.

Make plans for Aurora Christkindlmarket, Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s Holiday Magic, Chicago Sports Spectacular in Rosemont, Turkey Trots, winter festivals, Santa sightings, Thanksgiving events and more.

A $3.5 million project to create proper drainage for Bangs Lake in Wauconda and reduce flooding to neighborhood homes and streets is winding down and nearly complete.

Make plans for Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s Reindeer Run, “Swan Lake” at Waukegan’s Genesee, IllumiBrew at Morton Arboretum, the Grand Kyiv Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” at the Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago and more.

Girls volleyball IHSA supersectionals Class 4A at Bartlett (1) Benet Academy d. (4) New Trier 25-15, 25-12 at Hinsdale Central (2) Lockport d. (1) Oak Park-River Forest 27-25, 25-22 at Bradley-Bourbonnais (2) Marist d. (...

Fellow veterans have rallied around former World War II pilot Ed "Bud" Berthold, 105, whose Fox River Grove home is in need of updates so he can continue living there.

The winning entries in the Daily Herald’s amateur photo contest for October are a mirror into nature’s beauty.

A few contested primary and general election races were created during the week-long candidate filing period in Lake County that ended Monday.