About two inches of snow fell on most of the Chicago suburbs Tuesday, while some areas saw a little more in the first measurable snowfall of this winter. Meteorologists at the Chicago bureau of the National Weather Service said the official reading ...

This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Bensenville police officer Steven Kotlewski thought he might cry last weekend, as he came home for the first time since ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following items are excerpted from Eric Zorn's “Picayune Sentinel” daily newsletter of Dec. 16. Now what for Jussie Smollett? A Cook County jury found Jussie Smollett guilty on five out of six felony counts of disorderly...

The DuPage County sheriff's office is ordering a new armored vehicle, but it's not sticking with the standard model. County board members on Tuesday approved spending $315,857 to purchase a BearCat vehicle from Lenco Industries for the sheriff's dep...

Bail was reduced Monday to $500,000 for a Naperville man charged in a Lisle crash that killed three people in October. Brendan Wydajewski, 22, has been charged with three counts of aggravated DUI causing death, as well as unlawful possession of a f...

Ongoing events Winter Arts & Craft Expo: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Dec. 20, at the Evanston Art Center, 1717 Central St., Evanston. Includes original, handmade works of jewelry, ce...

Over the last few months, the Lisle Police Department and Lisle-Woodridge Fire District educated residents about the nature of their work through the Lisle Public Safety Academy. The first class of this joint initiative graduated Nov 13. On Thanksgi...

On his way to work in the first spring months of the pandemic, Jason Kinander had this nagging feeling that wouldn't go away. "I drove by a local food pantry in DuPage County, and I saw how many cars were lined up to get food assistance, and it real...

Even under a mask, you can sense Cheryl Gallet cringing when someone calls her a hero. She'd better get used to it. It's the best way to describe Gallet's actions in the early-morning hours of Oct. 20 when she and another good Samaritan rescued a pr...

The holiday season is about to begin, and what better way to get in the spirit than by attending any of the holiday tree lighting events scheduled throughout the suburbs. You'll find caroling, carriage rides, hot chocolate, a visit with Santa and pa...