Is Elgin Area School District U-46 doing enough to address bullying in schools adequately? Some school board candidates don't think so. All the candidates discussed their concerns about the issue at a recent candidate forum. One-term incumbent Jeane...

Early voting begins Monday, March 18, for municipal offices and boards, school district boards of education and community college boards of trustees on the April 2 ballot. Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements in races of local interest. Fo...

Despite a harsh winter, construction of Bartlett's new receiving station for Lake Michigan water remains on track to replace the Fox River and local wells as the village's sole water source in May. In fact, the originally estimated infrastructure co...

A 21-year-old college student, home on spring break, was the victim of a "horrific" kidnapping and sexual assault at the hands of a convicted sex offender who, days earlier, stole a gun in Ohio and boarded a bus for Chicago, DuPage County authoritie...

Hundreds of people flocked to the Cascade Drive-In in West Chicago for what might be the final time Saturday afternoon to buy up branded apparel and almost everything that wasn't nailed down. Shirts and hoodies sold out, and fans also went home with...

Elgin Area School District U-46 school board hopefuls are divided on whether they would support arming teachers, if allowed by state law. Incumbents Jeanette Ward of West Chicago and Sue Kerr and John Devereux, both of Bartlett, and newcomers Tina R...

The College of DuPage Robotics Team, an offshoot of the College's Engineering and Technology Club, had an impressive top-10 finish and was the only team from a two-year school to compete in the 31st annual Midwestern Robotics Design Competition. The...

A variety of money-related programs will take place during the first week of April at the Schaumburg Township District Library and its branches in Hoffman Estates and Hanover Park. The programs are part of Money Smart Week, a national initiative of ...