DuPage County communities are getting ready to illuminate their holiday trees. Aurora: The city's Holiday Magic festivities, including a Parade of Lights and Tree Lighting ceremony, will be held at 6 p.m. today in front of North Island Center, ...

A Chicago police officer was charged with drunk driving Thursday in connection with an early morning two-vehicle crash that killed two men and injured another on the city's North Side. John Ardelean, 33, a five-year veteran of the Chicago Police Dep...

From the clubs To submit a listing, e-mail to clubs@dailyherald.com, or fax to Club News at (847) 427-1301. Listings must be received no later than two weeks prior to the event. Jack and Jill Singles: Jack and Jill Singles will hold the following ac...

Following is a list of recently announced shows. Ticket prices do not reflect service or handling fees. XXXmas Fiestivisimo VII featuring Elfvis, Imperial Battlesnake, Antioch Secret Society, Virgil, Knife of Simpson, Jesus H. Christ, Santa Zomb...

Fox Lake • William H. Marcell, 34, 52 Rushmore Road, Fox Lake, and Paulette L. Kowalski, 34, 1713 Esch Road, Twin Lake, Wis., were arrested around 10:30 p.m. Nov. 5 and charged with public intoxication after an officer was called to Grove Marathon g...

Someday, one of the missing wife cases dominating the local news these days might be the subject of a musical. As silly as it sounds, you could be able to get a ticket for "The Petersons and The Stebics: An Outrageous Operetta." The miscreants respo...

DETROIT -- In another blow to the Motor City's tarnished image, Detroit pushed past St. Louis to become the nation's most dangerous city, according to a private research group's controversial analysis, released Sunday, of annual FBI crime statistics...

Police released new details Saturday about a crash that injured a police officer and left a Chicago man hospitalized after fleeing from police. At 3:07 p.m. Friday, an Elk Grove Village police officer tried to stop a blue 1989 Chevy Caprice in a res...

Garden clubs • The Arlington Heights Garden Club presents an "Express Holiday Bake Sale and Boutique" before its regular meeting. Homemade goodies and Christmas home décor and handcrafted items will be available. The sale is at 6:30 p.m. Monda...