In some of the comments about the tragic shooting at Northern Illinois University, I sense an underlying fear that all people with mental illnesses are just one bad week, one missed medication or one bizarre tattoo away from becoming homicidal psych...

Add a tenuous economy and a rough winter to our already stress-filled lives, and it might just be too much to bear. That's where the Crisis Line of the Fox Valley comes in. "Overall, we're getting more stressed-out people on our crisis lines," said...

To submit your listing, e-mail ntwohey@dailyherald.com, or fax (847) 427-1301 at least two weeks prior to the event. News of the week Cutest Baby contest: The Streamwood Woman's Club is sponsoring its fifth annual cutest baby contest, open to all re...

For information, call (847) 985-4000. Adult programming: The "Selling on eBay" program was canceled recently due to weather, and is rescheduled for 7:30 p.m. Feb 28 in the Adult Classroom. Presenter Michael Madden will explain the process of selling...

Born on Leap Year Day? Let us know! Call it curiosity, call it jealousy. We're not sure which, but we are sure we want to hear from you. If you were born on Leap Year Day and have an interesting story to tell about how you celebrate your birthday or...

A fire in Palatine Tuesday afternoon sent one man to the hospital with smoke inhalation. Palatine firefighters said that around 3 p.m., a fire broke out in an apartment on the second floor of a two-story garage at 123 W. Robertson St. The blaze was ...

This is a summary of the editorial board's primary recommendations. National Democrats President: Barack Obama U.S. House: 6th -- Jill Morgenthaler 8th - Melissa Bean 9th - Jan Schakowsky 10th - Dan Seals 14th- Bill Foster Republicans President: ...

Renz Addiction Counseling Center in Elgin has started a fundraising gift card program, Care to Share, where residents can donate and not have it cost them any more than the face value of the gift card. For each card ordered, the Renz Center receive...