The Literacy Connection needs more tutors. Unfortunately, almost 150 adults remain on the waiting list to share their goals with someone who can tutor them. Can you give one to two hours per week to help someone achieve their goals in 2014? Conside...

LaVerna Wissert was born on Aug. 19, 1914, to Walter and Alice Wissert in Chicago. She is oldest of three children. One of her fondest memories is taking care of her siblings June Alicia and Walter Jr. In fact, her favorite childhood memory is when ...

Arlington Heights is taking the first steps to determine if it will be possible - and how expensive it will be - to build a new police station next to village hall on the existing municipal campus. Trustees approved a contract not to exceed $70,355 ...

We've had a pretty cool summer, but things are about to heat up. Especially for the 16 home cooks who have been selected to take part in the Daily Herald's Cook of the Week Challenge. Over the past two months, we have pored over dozens of applicatio...

On top of state and federal incentives, Hanover Park homeowners can receive a double-digit discount off the price to install solar panels on their roofs. The village has joined a three-month program - a first for Illinois - working to make solar pow...

Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 welcomed back students to 27 of its schools Tuesday - with the ribbon-cutting for its 28th coming Thursday. That's when the district's special-needs and at-risk 3- to 5-year-old and their families will get ...

1. The death of a 31-year-old Carpentersville man following a traffic stop by police there Aug. 24 is being investigated by Illinois State Police, but neither village, coroner's or state officials would comment over the weekend on what happened. 2. ...

A pilot flying a helicopter made an emergency landing on a Hanover Park youth football field Saturday, village officials say. There were no injuries to the pilot, a passenger or anyone on the ground in the landing, triggered by an engine failure, Ma...

Fearing that electronic cigarettes pose health risks, Streamwood officials plan to ban the sale of the controversial product to minors before a similar state law takes effect next year. The village board introduced the proposed rules Thursday night....