A pair of former Buffalo Grove village presidents are on opposite sides when it comes to who they believe should occupy that office for the next four years. Elliott Hartstein, who held the office from 1999 to 2011, is endorsing incumbent Beverly Su...

Oakton Community College students and faculty joined with local clergy and other leaders at the school's Des Plaines campus Tuesday to mourn for the victims of terror attacks at two mosques in New Zealand this month. The event was sponsored by Colle...

Sometimes resolving problems of the brain is simply a matter of looking at them differently - through the "mind's eye." So says Deborah Zelinsky O.D., research director of the newly established Mind-Eye Institute, based in Northbrook, IL, at the sit...

Celebrate a delicious Passover with family and friends at Prairie Grass Cafe (601 Skokie Blvd, Northbrook, IL 60062; 847-205-4433) Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20. Prairie Grass Cafe will be serving a special BBQ Braised Brisket and Roasted ...

Three Daily Herald readers received big upgrades in their homes over the winter, thanks to the generous sponsors of our fall Room For Living contest. All had written in and sent photos of “problem areas” within their homes and were ultimately chosen...

Playoff-style hockey is all about doing the little things. Block shots. Backcheck hard. Make clean, crisp passes. Stand in front of the net to score those dirty goals. Do these things well and you'll succeed. Slack off or be unwilling to pay the pr...

Vacationers Caroline and Warren Hopkins of Northbrook discovered a minor problem as they boarded their Pan Am jet bound for the Canary Islands. Another couple were sitting in 5-A and 5-B, the Hopkins' first-class seats on the 747 jet. The flight att...

The message was simple, a bit humorous and deadly serious: “Today is 'Don't Drive Like a #Knucklehead Day,'” Illinois State Police said in a Twitter post March 3. In a follow-up tweet, state police sent out an image of the smashed rear end of a troo...