Several suburban school districts will receive a portion of $87 million in additional school funding due to a coding error in the state's funding formula that wrongly routed the money to Chicago Public Schools. School district administrators say th...

A controversial proposal by Lexington Homes for 69 townhouses north of Muir Park in Prospect Heights narrowly got the green light earlier this week with a 3-2 vote. Council members Michelle Cameron and Kathleen Quinn voted against the development on...

The District 214 WildStang Robotics Program (WRSP) is not horsin' around. Team 111 WildStang has been dominating local and regional competitions and is now preparing to head to the FIRST® Robotics World Championship next week in Houston, Texas. Eac...

This editorial represents the consensus opinion of The Daily Herald Editorial Board. The mere phrase “Tax Increment Financing District” has the kind of aural sting that can rupture the eardrums of even the most dyed-in-the-wool, acronym-addicte...

Prospect Heights City Council members on April 11 will vote on a redevelopment agreement with Lexington Homes for 69 townhouse units north of Muir Park on Oak Avenue. The council also will consider a further pair of agreements ensuring impact fees f...

This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Let kids in hospitals be kids and heal Adam Petraglia of Wauconda has always loved Legos. He would spend hours in h...

Victoria Chwojnicki knew early in her high school career that she was interested in law as a possible career. She took the American Law class at Prospect High School, following it up with Criminal and Civil Law -where a field trip to a local county ...

During National Blood Donor Month in January, local civic organizations and churches are partnering with Versiti Blood Center of Illinois to host blood drives. One donation of blood can save up to three lives. Did you know that 37% of the U.S. pop...

For the first time in 27 years, the Cook County medical examiner's office registered more than 1,000 homicides in 2021. While a majority of the 1,087 homicides - 836 - were in Chicago, Cook County suburbs also experienced its share, including the d...