A federal judge in Chicago has dismissed a lawsuit brought against Naperville Unit District 203 by the parents of a student who killed himself after staff members warned him he may have to register as a sex offender because they suspected he recorde...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Falling temperatures replaced the weekend's falling snow Monday as bitter cold and gusty winds swept across the eastern United States. The National Weather Service had forecast that temperatures would be more than 20 degrees bel...

The Daily Herald Editorial Board This editorial reflecting on the life of Martin Luther King Jr., whose legacy is honored with a holiday Monday, is edited from one originally published in the Daily Herald on April 3, 2018. "I say to you today, my fr...

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) - A young Natalie Corona would run around the house in police gear and loved watching the show "Cops." She always knew she wanted to be a police officer, her sister said Friday. Even before Corona joined the force a few months ago...

For Garrett Mercado, the fire that tore through his dog kennel and home near West Chicago early Monday took a far-reaching toll. More than 30 dogs in his care perished in the blaze, while roughly 30 others survived. All but one of the 10 dogs Mercad...

DuPage County Sheriff's Deputy Chris Obrochta will never forget the sound as he raced inside a kennel near West Chicago, trying to free as many dogs as he could from the burning building. The noise from both a second-floor fire and dozens of frantic...

A Chicago man was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for his role in an attempted April home invasion that led to a police chase in Wheaton. Gerardo Flores, 19, of the 4900 block of West Fletcher Street, pleaded guilty in October to attempted ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Katie Beers' joy quickly turned to deep concern when she learned 13-year-old Jayme Closs had been found alive in rural Wisconsin nearly three months after police say a man shot and killed her parents then abducted the girl from their ...