An early morning fire Sunday at a residence on Scarsdale Court in Schaumburg left it and several neighboring homes uninhabitable.

The declaration of two write-in candidates has made the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board of education election on April 1 contested for the first time since two different candidates were removed from the ballot in December.

A’Seret Dokubo is one of five candidates running for four seats on the Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 board in the April 1 consolidated election.

Pastor Katie Shaw Thompson of Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren has been named the new executive director of PADS of Elgin.

Ascension St. Alexius and Hanover Township, in partnership with State Sen. Cristina Castro, will host a Heart Health Awareness and Screening event on Saturday, Feb. 8.

Daily Herald opinion: Suburban students get academic credit and pay for 60-hour internships to explore career interests before graduation. The program aims to better align education with business workforce needs.

Alignment Collaborative for Education helps high school students get paid internships to expose them to careers and help determine their plans after graduation. The program helped nearly 150 students in several school districts in 2024 and will add another 50 internships and another school district next year.

The Hanover Township Mental Health Board approved $1,150,000 in FY26 annual funding at their Jan. 22 meeting.