Four Glen Ellyn fifth graders will be among those honored next month at the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago’s 22nd Heroes Breakfast in Chicago. Declan Devlin and his twin brother Tiernan Devlin, Tommy Nitti and Charlie Valerio, students at Fore...

Elk Grove Village officials have hired their new police chief away from Barrington. David Dorn, who has spent a decade at the helm of the Barrington Police Department, will take over the same role in Elk Grove effective April 1, officials announced. ...

The race to replace Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx commenced Monday, the first day of filing for chief prosecutor hopefuls and other candidates seeking to run in the March 19, 2024, primary election. The embattled Foxx announced in April that...

Starts before Friday Fall Flower Show: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Nov. 26 at Wilder Park Conservatory, Church Street and Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst. A seasonal display of fall flowers. epd.org. “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”: 1 and 7:3...

This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Four close friends like to wander around the neighborhood lake in Glen Ellyn. They practically live there all summer lon...

It was an idyllic evening on Lake Ellyn, the kind of summer night for a coming-of-age adventure. Four close friends like to wander around the neighborhood lake in Glen Ellyn. They practically live there all summer long. On this night, they heard the...

Communities across the suburbs will observe the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with remembrance ceremonies. Aurora The Aurora fire and police departments will host the city's annual September 11 Memorial Ceremony. Beginnin...

Elk Grove Village could go up to a year without a permanent police chief or even before starting an official search, Mayor Craig Johnson said Tuesday. That's to allow enough time for Rich Mikel to coach and mentor the police department's command sta...

As in sports, law enforcement has a free agent market. Police departments across the state are filling their ranks by hiring officers away from other law enforcement agencies, offering inducements like better pay, more upward mobility and a friendli...

Starts before Friday Kane County Fair: 3-11 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, July 12-13; noon to midnight Friday and Saturday, July 14-15; and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday, July 16, at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Grands...