Get ready, set, go! The Northbrook Park District's 10th annual Kids' Duathlon on July 28 will offer kids ages 5 to 14 the unique opportunity to race at the only velodrome in Illinois. The biking and running race starts at 6 p.m. at the Ed Rudolph V...

Want to dine outside with your dog? Munch on a meal with your mutt? Take your pup on the patio for pizza? Summers are for dining out, and not just for humans. Just as more restaurants have embraced outdoor dining since the pandemic, many of these p...

With riding season in full gear, cycling inspiration appears everywhere: Televised Tour de France stages, mountain biking races, Northbrook velodrome track events, bike club bakery rides. Inspiration even emerges in unexpected venues. Grayslake Heri...

It's a sprint, not a marathon. Ten sprints, actually. Intelligentsia Cup Chicago brings criterium bicycle racing for men and women — and spectators — to 10 locations, July 21-30. Elgin, Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Mundelein, Northbrook, West Dundee and Win...

A Colorado chain of fitness centers is flexing its muscles with a push into the Chicago area workout business. VASA Fitness plans to open a health club in a long-vacant Wheaton grocery store. The new gym is slated to take over a 65,000-square-foot s...

The Illinois High School Association recently released football schedules for the 2023 season. Following are the schedules for teams within the Glenview Herald and Northbrook Herald coverage areas. An asterisk indicates a conference opponent. Glenb...

The passenger who died after being thrown from a motorcycle in a crash Tuesday near Wauconda has been identified as Laura Siano of Northbrook. Siano, 63, was the passenger on a three-wheeled Harley-Davidson Tri Glide Ultra Classic, driven by a 69-ye...

It won't last long due to the seasonal nature of fresh fruit, but ripe peaches and bright red cherries from Michigan briefly are coexisting at the Northbrook Farmers Market. In its 15th season, the farmers market runs from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. Wedne...

By Luke Zurawski lzurawski@dailyherald.com Starts before Friday Rotary Fest: 6-10:30 p.m. (carnival only) Wednesday, July 19; 6-10:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20; 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, July 21; 2 p.m. to midnight Saturday, July 22; and 2-9 p.m. (car...