The holiday feasting is over, and you have an appetite for something other than your usual weeknight dinner. Here's a sampling of suburban restaurants opening in the new year. Davanti Enoteca Where: 47 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville Concept: intimat...

West Side Ramen returns Looking for a new restaurant to try? The pop-up West Side Ramen is returning for its third year with a full takeover of Chrissoulas in Libertyville for the month of January starting Friday, Jan. 6. (Don't worry, Chrissoulas w...

Ongoing "Elf the Musical": 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4; 1:30 and 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5; 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6; 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7; and 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Musical stage a...

Glen Ellyn Elementary District 89 has hired a recruiting firm to help find a new superintendent. Time is of the essence in the search for the next district leader, the firm's consultants say. Departing Superintendent Emily Tammaru will take the same...

There's something magical about skating under the lights on an outdoor ice rink in Northbrook. When the weather cooperates, there's a massive sheet of outdoor ice for skaters at Tower Rink, located between the Northbrook library, village hall and th...

Beloved theater artist Frank Galati - a Highland Park native and longtime Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member described as a leader who "infused joy into the rehearsal room" - died Monday at age 79. "He led and created from love," Steppenwolf co-fo...

Submit your event listing at www.dailyherald.com/share; deadline is two weeks prior to event date or registration deadline. Jan. 5 Hebrew Bilingual Storytime: 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, at Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette. R...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine ended 2022 in a strong and highly visible manner. On Dec. 21, he addressed both houses of the United States Congress and received multiple standing ovations. Time magazine has named him Person of the Year. Th...

The idea crystallized last January: A year-end biking roundup - a 2022 glance back. Synthesizing months of Chicago area biking - dozens of clubs, scores of shops, thousands of cyclists across multiple counties - how hard could that be? What was I t...

Wheeling police and Carnicerias Jimenez grocery stores partnered Thursday to collect boxes of donated food for their “Arrest Hunger” drive. Pat Bedolla, manager of Carnicerias Jimenez, was all smiles as he and Wheeling officers surveyed the collecti...