We have expressed concerns in the past about a lack of direct government experience that we thought held back Inverness Democrat Nabeela Syed when she first came to the race for Illinois House Dist. 51 in 2022, but whatever merits those worries held ...

State regulatory judges have recommended a rate hike 43% below that being requested by Aqua Illinois but a consumer watchdog says that isn’t enough.

Thanks to the efforts of two best friends, traipsing through the woods and discovering new wildlife can now result in gaining a title and patch. Girl Scout cadettes Maggie Kidd of Hawthorn Woods and Aarna Patel of Kildeer Troop 1897 in Lake Zurich helped create the Lake County Forest Preserves’ new Junior Ranger program.

During a recent endorsement interview held by the Daily Herald, candidates for the 51st House District expressed differing views about Democratic control of Springfield, but both said they would be bipartisan.

Hawthorn Woods resident Alla Pinzour has found hope through a groundbreaking treatment for the skin cancer she’s battled for 15 years. “I am finally able to live my life,” Pinzour said. “I have hope that I will be cancer-free. I’m a believer.”

Ten schools in the North, West and Northwest suburbs were among the 18 in Illinois named as National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education Monday.