Editor's note: This article has been corrected to identify North Barrington candidate Patty Kalinowski as a former trustee. Tiny North Barrington may play host to the only mayoral contest in the Northwest suburbs in the April 4 election. Jay Mu...

A 35-year-old North Chicago man was injured critically and likely paralyzed early Saturday after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a utility pole in an unincorporated area near Waukegan, police said. Lake County sheriff's deputies arrived at t...

Submit your event listing at www.dailyherald.com/share; deadline is two weeks prior to event date or registration deadline. Dec. 15 Finals Week Study Space: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at Winnetka-Northfield Public Library, 768 Oak St. ...

Starts before Friday "A Magical Cirque Christmas": 2 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7; 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Dec. 8-9; and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10-11, at CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe St., Chicago. Hostess Lucy Darling...

Two boys from Chicago have been charged with stealing a vehicle from a Villa Park automobile repair shop Saturday. Each is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle. A police officer saw a crashed vehicle in the parking lot of Anthony's Coll...

Before the beginning of the FIFA World Cup, a post appeared to link the deaths of soccer players and coaches to the COVID-19 vaccine. The Instagram post, which first appeared last year and recently resurfaced, shows a screenshot of a story headlined...

The holidays are a time when streets and shops are busy with shoppers. But it's also a time when pick pockets prey on shoppers they know are flush with cash and credit cards. Here are some tips from retried North Shore police officer John Good, to ...

BEIJING (AP) - More Chinese cities eased anti-virus restrictions and police patrolled their streets Thursday as the government tried to defuse public anger over some of the world's most stringent COVID measures and head off more protests. Following ...

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a commuter train early Wednesday morning in Arlington Heights, officials said. The woman, whose identity was not released, was hit by outbound train #603 on Metra's UP Northwest line just before 6 a.m. near the ...

Ongoing Santa Claus at Geneva Commons: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily through Dec. 18 at Geneva Commons, 410 Commons Drive, Geneva. Stop by Santa's station at Geneva Commons for a visit, a photo and treats. shopgenevacommons.com. “The Immersive Nutcr...