There is an inherent respect in the title, Chief. Glenview's Donald Long certainly deserved it. A 1994 Glenview Citizen of the Year, and the last chief of the Glenbrook Rural Fire Protection District who in 1992 led that unit's merger with the Glenv...

The Hawks are back flying high again. A week after they were stunned by Palatine, Maine South responded with a resounding 41-0 win over Glenbrook North Friday in their Central Suburban South opener in Northbrook. The Hawks (4-1, 1-0) bolted to a 20-...

The "One Book, One Northbrook" community read kicks off in October with live music, book discussions, lectures, and more throughout the month. Northbrook Public Library invites the community to read The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett and then to tak...

Vivaldi's iconic "The Four Seasons" will open the Northbrook Symphony's 42nd next weekend. Under the direction of Mina Zikri, the symphony will perform the Italian composer's four-movement violin concerti, featuring Chicago Symphony Orchestra Concer...

Stratford Square Mall was already struggling in 2019 when the Bloomingdale shopping center was down to 110 stores. Now its future is even more uncertain. The 1980s-era indoor mall at the southeast corner of Gary Avenue and Schick Road has only 40 re...

Oakton Community College recently voted to change its name in the near future to Oakton College. One can debate the pros and cons of such a name change, but "community" is key to Oakton and the approximately 1,000 community colleges around the count...

This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker visited Palatine's Walter R. Sundling Junior Hig...

The Forest Preserves of Cook County is hosting its annual Party for the Preserves, and everyone is invited. All day long on Saturday, Sept. 25, Cook County residents and visitors can enjoy various activities and programs throughout many forest prese...

The North Suburban YMCA hosted their 5th Annual Seniorpalooza, a health and fun fair for older adults, on Wednesday, September 22. This free community event brought together over 200 participants for demonstration classes, presentations, health scr...