Six members of the congressional delegation serving the North, West and Northwest suburbs took trips abroad last year funded by special interest groups, federal documents show. Destinations included Honduras, Israel, Spain and Egypt. The hosts inclu...

Submit your event listing at www.dailyherald.com/share; deadline is two weeks prior to event date or registration deadline. Sept. 21 International Film Screening: 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Ave., Wi...

Starts before Friday Happy Times Pumpkinfest: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 29, (closed Tuesdays) at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnshire. Food, activities, pig races and more. Free; fee for activities. happytimesp...

A 34-year-old Chicago man is in custody at the Kane County jail facing charges alleging he abducted his two-year-old son Friday in Elgin. Kenneth Hayes, of the 400 block of North Saint Louis Avenue, is charged with robbery, child abduction, aggravat...

A Chicago man accused of leading police on a foot chase through an Elmhurst neighborhood while unlawfully armed with a stolen gun was ordered held without bail Sunday by a DuPage County judge. Joshua Jones, 33, of the 800 block of Massasoit Avenue,...

Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills will mark its 50th anniversary Saturday with a celebration in the flair of '70s-style fashion, a champagne toast and a vision for the future. Among the expected attendees are chief engineer George Barth, the longest-ten...

Starts before Friday Elgin Fringe Festival: Wednesday through Sunday, Sept. 6-10, in downtown Elgin. Opening night Wednesday at the Martini Room. Most performances are Thursday through Sunday. The 10th annual event features a variety of perform...

Harold "Snub" Prichard, Glen Ellyn High School Class of 1946, remembers the annual football game against Wheaton being canceled several seasons while he was a student. It was a precautionary move following what local press termed "a miniature riot" ...

Members of a Univision Chicago TV news crew were robbed at gunpoint early Monday in West Town as they were reporting on a recent rash of armed robberies. The reporter and photographer were filming shortly before 5 a.m. in the 1200 block of North Mil...