No one was injured during a Tuesday morning fire at a Cary manufacturing plant, fire officials said. The Cary Fire Protection District responded around 6:38 a.m. Tuesday to Durex Industries at 190 Detroit Street in Cary for a report of a structure f...

Fox Valley Playoff SynapseIn the playoffs: South Elgin (7-0), Cary-Grove (7-0), Batavia (7-0) Playoff eligible with 5 wins: Hampshire (5-2), Aurora Christian (5-2) Need 1 win to become eligible: Jacobs (4-3), Crystal Lake South (4-3), Bartlett (...

Lake County will require about 600 of its employees to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or undergo weekly testing for the virus. The policy was enacted Tuesday by the Lake County Board after a spirited discussion and 16-5 vote that fell mainl...

More than four dozen suburban libraries are joining with the Racial Awareness in the North Shore and the Together is Better Alliance in presenting the online program, "The Color of Law & Reversing Segregation" with Richard Rothstein on Wednesday, Oc...

Mount Prospect officials are discussing the possible redevelopment of land surrounding the downtown Metra train station property, amid reports Union Pacific is looking to sell the land there and at dozens of other suburban commuter stations. The are...

Batavia (6-0, 4-0) at Geneva (4-2, 2-2)When: Friday, 7:30 p.m. Where: Geneva High School Outlook: There will probably be a few fans at this long-standing Fox Valley rivalry game Friday in Geneva. This from Bulldogs wide receivers coach Jason Tot...

This weekend Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, through Sunday, Oct. 31, at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. See thousands of pumpkins while visiting the animals. Children's rides and apples, gourds, pumpkins, cider, co...

It had all the ingredients of Oktoberfest - authentic German food, craft beer and even a one-pound pretzel. But the Norge Ski Club also had something unique - highflying ski jumping. The Fox River Grove club's "Jumptoberfest," its annual fall ski ju...

As Daily Herald executive editor, I hadn't covered a story in a while. But on the morning of Oct. 25, 1995, my instincts as a reporter kicked in when I heard the WGN radio bulletin. A commuter train had smashed into a school bus in Fox River Grove....