Lake County is the site of several high-profile crimes every year, and 2017 was no exception. However, several of those criminal cases were particularly chilling because they involved children. Authorities sentenced a "monster mom," filed charges ag...

Basketball trickery See some amazing moves mixed with humor when the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters return to the Chicago area for another run of matches starting Thursday. The games are at two locations: first at the United Center, 1901 W. Madis...

Even though Santa is getting ready for Christmas Eve, he seems to be just about everywhere nowadays. How? We don't know. But at the Daily Herald, we put together a list where you can find Kriss Kringle in the suburbs. The hot event? If you scored t...

Mundelein police teamed with a local restaurant and Girl Scouts this week to provide 40 needy families with Thanksgiving meals. As is its annual tradition, Elly's Pancake House donated turkeys to the police department for the charitable project. Add...

While consumer demand for them drops quickly after Halloween, there's now a growing market for pumpkins that have passed their prime. Throughout the suburbs, the number of one-day pumpkin collection events designed to keep the big, orange fruit out ...

This weekend Scarecrow Trail: 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily through Tuesday, Oct. 31, at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. Nature-themed scarecrows created by local Scout troops line Meadow Lake Trail. $9-$14. mortonarb.org. Cosley Zoo's Pumpk...

A foundation formed to captivate the imagination and expand the minds of children in Mundelein Elementary District 75 is hosting a fundraiser in November to build on some notable successes since it launched a year ago. Robotics teams have doubled, a...

Stevenson's girls tennis program is no stranger to second place in the state tournament. Sure enough, that's where the Patriots sit in Class 2A after Day 1 on Thursday. The Patriots, the state runner-up in each of the last three years, won 6 of thei...

Flexibility is the key for a new building planned by Vernon Hills-based Hawthorn Elementary School District 73 solely for kindergarten students. During the first public presentation of the $12 million project, school board members this week reviewed...