In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, the North Suburban YMCA is encouraging community members to join the conversation about mental health. Mental health is how we think, feel and act. The NSYMCA recognizes that everyone has mental he...

Nearly 700 walkers woke up early Sunday and took to the trails of Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville on Sunday for the Cancer Wellness Center Stepping Up to Wellness Run/Walk. And most had a compelling story to tell about their rea...

Incoming St. Charles School Unit District 303 Superintendent Paul Gordon said he plans to spend a lot of time in the schools after he becomes the district's top administrator July 1. "It's important that myself, my team and others are in buildings a...

Joan Morris of Bloomingdale dates her love of the Chicago White Sox to when she was in seventh grade. She and her twin sister, Jane, won free tickets to games - in both seventh and eighth grade - for having perfect attendance and straight A's. A dev...

At first, McHenry County sheriff's Sgt. Trent Raupp assumed it was a joke. After all, it was April 1 when he heard that he'd been chosen as the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police's Most Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer of the Year - a pres...

At the April 26 Oakton Community College Board of Trustees' organizational meeting, trustees selected Paul Kotowski (Niles) as the new Board Chair for a one-year term. Also, Wendy Yanow, Ed.D., (Evanston) was selected to serve as Vice-Chair and Gail...

Moms deserve recognition for all they do. Now is the time to think about how to show her some love as Mother's Day — Sunday, May 8 — approaches. After a hiatus during the pandemic, many suburban restaurants have returned to offering lavish brunches...

Submit your event listing at dailyherald.com/share; deadline is two weeks prior to event date or registration deadline. Ongoing Actor's Training Center's 15th Anniversary: Actor's Training Center, 1159 Wilmette Ave., Suite 8, Wilmette. Act...