Pork projects in federal spending proposals have been a target of Republicans lately, but bringing home the bacon to the suburbs is a bipartisan affair. A Daily Herald review of more than 50 Chicago-area earmarks totaling $62.4 million from suburban...

On Feb. 8, the St. Charles Knights of Columbus Council 12497 held an open house to announce and distribute the donations collected by the annual "Tootsie Roll" drive. Tim Cooper, Grand Knight of the St. Charles council, explained the history of the ...

In keeping with Valentine's Day, red is the theme for this weekend's Top Hat Ball to benefit Marklund, a Geneva-based care facility for people with severe and profound developmental disabilities. But the big news is green. Dee Roscioli, who played E...

Marklund will host its 13th annual "Top Hat Ball," appropriately titled "RED" in recognition of Valentine's Day, Saturday, Feb. 14, at Navy Pier's historic Grand Ballroom, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. Cocktails are from 6 to 7 p.m. with dinner will b...

The Geneva Academic Foundation won the first-ever Geneva Giving Trees contest. And more than $1,400 was raised for local nonprofit agencies in the event at the Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St. So Mary Bencini was pleased on two counts - as th...

With the help of high technology, residents and clients of Marklund at Mill Creek happily put on the musical "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Tuesday afternoon. Many of the 23 performers have severe physical, mental and developmental disabilities that af...

Show me the holiday season, and I will show you a terrific storefront. That's a tradition that many big-city stores have made famous, but the Strawflower Shop has long set a standard in Geneva that stops you in your tracks and eliminates the need to...