Your faith To submit items, e-mail faith@dailyherald.com, or send fax to (847) 427-1301. Family The Creation and the Creator, an Evening of Astronomy, will be presented from 6-9 p.m. Sunday at St. Peter Community Church. Professor Dan Tomandl will g...

Here is a look at some of the nightspots visited during the past year by the Daily Herald and Beep. Information in this listing is subject to change, so it's a good idea to call ahead. LUCKY STRIKE LANES, 100 Yorktown, Lombard. (630) 916-8681. L...

Food and wine classes TODAY Glorious Italian Join chef Armando Lopez of Francesca's restaurants as he prepares some of his favorite Italian dishes in this 6:30 p.m. class at Someone's in the Kitchen, 522 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. $70. (8...

DEERFIELD -- CF Industries Holdings Inc. agreed to acquire a 50 percent ownership position in Keytrade AG, a global fertilizer trading organization headquartered near Zurich, Switzerland, the two companies announced. Purchase price for the acquisiti...

PONTIAC -- When Sybil Perkins moved from Beaumont, Texas, and began attending Joliet West High School in the 1970s, it was a culture shock. There were no twirlers. In Texas, where football rules, twirlers were part of the festivities, but not in Jol...

The trend toward a warm and cozy environment is influencing the choices of features and materials people make when planning custom homes, says Jeff Samuels, president of Samuels Homes, a Highland Park-based custom builder. "In working with clients, ...

A fixture on the North Shore since 1935, Jacobs Homes is growing up and growing out with new communities designed for today's buyers. Jacobs Homes currently is developing three luxury communities in the Chicago suburbs -- row homes at Aspen Pointe i...

More than 250 wines highlight the Naperville Wine Festival. Local chefs, including Terrell Cole of Sullivan's Steakhouse and Filemon Ochoa of Meson Sabika, conduct demonstrations and seminars on tasting and pairing wines, and local bands perform. It...