News about club meetings and events. Send items to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com two weeks before event date. Twenty-first Star Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution: Held their monthly luncheon meeting on We...

Events that involve pets, animals and plants, such as pet washes, adoption days, nature walks, microchipping, nature photography exhibits, nature tours, bird walks, calls for volunteers for nature-related work days, etc. Send items to nbrcalend...

Wheeling residents may start seeing more solar panels and wind turbines around town as the village board makes efforts to become more environmentally friendly. The board this week heard a presentation from Pure Energy Alternatives, a Northbrook-bas...

News about club meetings and events. Send items to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com two weeks before event date. Dec. 13 Train Run and Book Sale: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, and 1-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, Fremont Public Library, 1170 N...

You can make a difference and help benefit the community where you live and work. The Volunteer Center has hundreds of opportunities; listed here is a sampling. Call the Center at (847) 228-1320 or visit volunteerinfo.net. The code at the end of...

Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, is evaluating whether to expand in nations including Mexico and Brazil. The insurer, which now operates only in the U.S. and Canada, is also investigating China and India as pot...

In an unexpected move, Allstate Corp. announced Tuesday that James E. Hohmann, president and chief executive officer of Allstate Financial, will leave the company effective Jan. 5. The largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer would not exp...

Megan Rogowski's feat early Saturday afternoon at the Maine West Tip-Off Classic will never be forgotten by those on hand to watch. Beginning late in the third quarter and extending to the fourth, the Hersey sophomore standout swished five consecuti...