To have an event listed in this calendar, e-mail the details at least two weeks in advance of the event or registration deadline to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com. Please put "Books and Enrichment in the subject line. Pajama-Rama: 7 p.m. Tuesd...

Bartlett police arrested six people for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor following a loud party early Sunday morning. Police said they were sent to a party in the 140 block of S. Hale Avenue at 12:20 a.m. Sunday morning. After knocking on...

Here is what's in the news for the week of Sept. 29 at Elgin Area School District U-46 schools. To learn more, visit u-46.org. Bartlett High • On Monday from 5 to 8 p.m., "Hawkfest" will be held in the Bartlett High parking lot. • On Wednesday at 6 ...

Tour Frank Lloyd Wright's home Today, Sept. 29, is the deadline to register for the South Barrington Park District's Frank Lloyd Wright tour of homes in Oak Park on Thursday, Oct. 2. The narrated tour of Wright's home and studio includes a four-bloc...

As a retired educator, I am confused and discouraged. I spent 35 years encouraging students to work hard and strive for excellence, to make good grades thinking that that was what was needed to be successful in life. Now I find that this is highly u...

I'm writing in response to the article on the Elgin anti-immigration activists that want to make a display that is a copy of the soldiers killed in action display. "Empty Shoes, Empty Hearts." It's a good name for it but not strong enough. It is tim...

Official demolition of the former Kmart site in Wheeling was approved by the village board Thursday. The board finalized a development agreement with HD Partners, which is looking to put retailers on the vacant site. Acting Village President Dean Ar...

Bartlett A woman broke into a locked cabinet at Walgreens, 891 South Route 59 on Sept. 22 and stole two pain medications worth about $443. Police said the same woman has stolen from several Walgreens stores. • A large bag containing a laptop compute...