The Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) announced its 2024 Business Award recipients and board leadership at its Annual Dinner & Scholarship Fundraiser on Thursday, Jan. 25, at Avante Banquets and Conference Center. The evening was a celebrat...

This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published by the Daily Herald during the previous week: The St. Charles Singers have filled the Baker United Methodist Church and other venues with wonderfu...

Caitlin Clark has been a must-see attraction all season, with sold-out arenas where some tickets have gone for thousands of dollars on the secondary market. The prices are only expected to go higher as the Iowa star approaches the NCAA all-time scori...

You might say that it’s all fun and games for Dr. Rebecca Scott. A lifelong fan of board games, the associate professor uses games and play-based learning in her Harper College philosophy courses.

For more than 17 years, Darlett Bernard has been bringing hot food — and a warm smile — to students, employees and guests on Harper’s campus. As the catering supervisor for Sodexo Campus Services, Bernard is an ever-moving presence on campus, pushing...

When packing for a trip, having a checklist is a great way to provide peace of mind — and to increase your chances of enjoying yourself after you have reached your destination. With those same vital goals in mind, only on a much more important and fa...

Hoffman Estates resident Bernard Bluestein’s service with the Ghost Army was kept a military secret for more than 50 years. But since its existence was declassified in 1996, members of the extraordinary World War II unit that used deceptive tactics ...

Dragan Teonic has resigned after six seasons at South Elgin. No reason was given other than a statement from South Elgin principal Kurt Johansen. Johansen sent a brief three-paragraph letter that went out to players and parents in the football progra...

2024 marks 40 years of Bacoa serving as the Barrington Area’s leading nonprofit on aging. On Feb. 3 from 6-10 p.m., the organization is hosting its seventh annual Dancing with the Barrington Stars fundraiser at Avante Banquets in Fox River Grove. Six...