The 10-day Intelligentsia Cup race series kicked off Friday in West Dundee. Cycling enthusiasts competed on the 0.7-mile loop course dubbed the "leg breaker." It is the second year West Dundee has hosted the series' opening race. The 10-day series i...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville started July with a campaign fund more than 200 times the size of Republican challenger Scott Gryder's, new reports show. Underwood, who's seeking a third term representing Illinois' 14th Distr...

Tour de France devotees, including armchair racers like me, can satisfy our cycling passion, and ring cowbells (!), at Chicagoland's Intelligentsia Cup starting today and running through July 31. While it's not the 21-stage TdF spanning thousands of...

Though hosting a stage of the Intelligentsia Cup on July 28 will be a first for Northbrook, bicyclists rolling into and around town are nothing new for the Village. It's no secret that Northbrook and bicycle racing have had a strong connection since...

After that brief, initial skate while hoisting the 35-pound trophy, a Stanley Cup winner gets one day - 16 hours, actually - to spend with it. Northbrook native J.T. Compher, a left wing and center for the NHL champion Colorado Avalanche, chose to s...

The Annual Multi-Chamber Business Expo & After Hours returns to the Hilton Chicago/Northbrook, 2855 Milwaukee Avenue. Meet dozens of participating exhibitors from the Northbrook, Glenview, and Deerfield Bannockburn Riverwoods Chambers. The Expo, fro...

Submit your event listing at www.dailyherald.com/share; deadline is two weeks prior to event date or registration deadline. Ongoing famil-E and Nature vs Nurture Art Exhibit: Through July 30, at The Art Center Highland Park, 1957 Sheridan Road,...

In my 30 years working for the Daily Herald, I've covered more than my fair share of major news events, including fires, floods, accidents and disasters. But for major events such as the Palatine Brown's Chicken murders, the Fox River Grove train-vs...