Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31. This year, most suburbs are requiring masks (not just scary ones) for trick-or-treaters. Many are offering printable signs for those who wish to inform trick-or-treaters that their household is opting out of giving ca...

Interactive mapFind an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion There have been 160,582 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 44.1% of the state's total, according to th...

Asian Americans often are viewed as a model minority that's educated and affluent. That stereotype presents a challenge for Asian American students who come from low-income families or are first-generation immigrants struggling to assimilate in Amer...

Robert Swiderski of Carol Stream is putting his distance-running experience to use by tackling 10 marathons in 10 days throughout the Northwest suburbs to raise awareness of an effort to feed 2,020 families in need this Thanksgiving. Swiderski, 48, ...

Hanover Park Village President Rodney Craig has announced his bid for reelection next spring. He's running with a slate that includes four trustee candidates with two other incumbents among them and a new candidate for village clerk. Identifying the...

Democratic state Rep. Michelle Mussman of Schaumburg and Republican challenger Scott Kegarise disagree on the advice they'd give voters on the graduated income tax referendum, as well as the impact they believe it would have on the next state legisl...

Interactive mapFind an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion There have been 155,350 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 44% of the state's total, according to the...

Running a marathon is a huge accomplishment; running 10 of them, back-to-back, over the course of 10 days, well, that might be just a little but crazy, or driven perhaps? Driven is a great way to describe Basket Brigade of Suburban Chicago board mem...

At least two major school districts are reverting to or extending fully remote learning in response to rising COVID-19 case rates in DuPage County, while several others say they'll keep schools open but closely watch the numbers. Elmhurst Unit Distr...

Interactive mapFind an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion There have been 149,066 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 44% of the state's total, according to the ...