Your faith To submit items, e-mail faith@dailyherald.com, or send fax to (847) 427-1301. Adult education Rabbi Howard Lifshitz will teach a course called "The Prophets" at Congregation Beth Judea, Route 83 and Hilltop Road in Long Grove. It's the fo...

St. Viator had turned a few heads with its play in the first two games at the Class 4A Glenbrook North boys basketball regional. And the Lions had Loyola's heads spinning in Friday's regional final with its 3-point shooting. But with the score tied ...

WHEELING -- Going-out-of-business sales at Wickes Furniture stores begin today at 18 Illinois stores. The Wheeling-based furniture chain, with 38 stores in four states, said sales of 25 percent to 50 percent will continue at least until the end of A...

With a trip to the championship game of the Scholastic Cup on the line, a determined Stevenson hockey team emerged victorious over Neuqua Valley on Wednesday night. Goalie Adam Croft made 41 saves, and the Patriots won 3-1 to advance to Sunday's 8 p...

Today is Leap Day, and as tradition holds, Feb. 29 is the one magical day when a woman may propose marriage to her significant other. David's Bistro at 623 N. Wolf Road in Des Plaines, wants to help ladies make their move during a special Leap Nigh...

Lake Park High School District 108 has hired another principal. Mary D. Hawley, associate principal for instruction at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, will be the new principal at Lake Park East Campus, starting July 1. Hired this wee...

NORTHBROOK -- Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. auto and home insurer, authorized a $2 billion share repurchase program, the company said in a news release Tuesday. Also, Allstate said Chief Financial Officer Dan Hale, 63, plans to re...

St. Viator sophomore point guard Alan Aboona may have the most wisdom on his team, despite the fact that he is merely in his second year of high school. When asked whether he was nervous going into his team's Class 4A Glenbrook North regional quarte...

State Sen. Susan Garrett of Lake Forest and state Rep. Karen May of Highland Park will host three town hall meetings March 1. The Democratic legislators will give an update of bills under consideration during the spring legislative session and invit...