Hanover Park police are investigating a fatal crash Monday night in which a 55-year-old village resident died after being struck by a vehicle while reportedly running across Lake Street. Samuel Garcia was pronounced dead after the crash near the int...

Moms deserve recognition for all they do. Now is the time to think about how to show her some love as Mother's Day - Sunday, May 8 - approaches. After a hiatus during the pandemic, many suburban restaurants have returned to offering lavish brunches...

A former DuPage County man was sentenced Tuesday to 101 years for abducting, robbing and raping a college student in 2019, prosecutors announced. On Dec. 13, 2021, a DuPage County jury found Justin Dalcollo, 37, guilty of abduction, aggravated crim...

A few of my friends and I informally have adopted an Afghan refugee family of eight who arrived in the Chicago area nearly six months ago. The family - a mother and father and their six children ages 30 to 16 - had been split up and housed in U.S. m...

Eric Peterson currently covers Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Bartlett, Streamwood, Hanover Park and school districts 54 and 211 for the Daily Herald. He joined the paper in March 2000 after previously working for Pioneer Press, the Northwest Herald a...

Suburban Muslims observed Eid al-Fitr prayers and festivities Monday to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Eid is a feast day signifying completion of the monthlong fasting period. During Ramadan, Muslims fast from food, drink and s...

Suburban restaurants and bars are prepping for Cinco de Mayo, which celebrates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla that took place on May 5, 1862. If you don't have plans yet, here are some options. A Toda Madre, Bien Trucha ...

No injuries were reported after a weekend fire damaged a Bartlett-area home, authorities said Sunday. Firefighters from the Bartlett Fire Protection District called to the home in the 29W500 block of Brentwood Court arrived at 5:55 p.m. Friday to fi...