Palatine Township Elementary District 15's incoming superintendent has mined her soon-to-be-former employer to find her top deputy and fill another significant position. District 15 board members this week approved the hirings of Claire Kowalczyk as...

Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 school board members Thursday approved borrowing $45.5 million to help fund tighter security at school entrances and air conditioning in all classrooms. It's the first bond issuance in a borrowing plan that t...

The following events will pay tribute to the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.: Benedictine University's four-day celebration: Lisle's Benedictine University is sponsoring a four-day weekend of events, starting with a "Networking Night...

The Knights of Columbus will host a Free Throw Contest on Monday, Jan. 21, at Our Lady of Wayside Catholic School, 432 S. Mitchell, Arlington Heights. This date is also a National Holiday as we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr...

The conviction of a disbarred Northwest suburban attorney for a 45-year-old homicide that authorities initially ruled an accident; guilty pleas from three defendants involved in the racially tinged attack on a suburban teen streamed live on social m...

As we look forward with optimism for the year ahead, it's fitting that we also look back, with no shortage of sadness, at those we lost in 2018. It was a year in which we lost accomplished musicians who entertained the suburbs for decades and dedica...

This story has been updated to add Eva Cole to the list of candidates in Barrington Area Unit District 220. Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board President Mucia Burke will not seek re-election next spring, leaving six candidates v...

A number of school board races developed across the Northwest suburbs this week, as candidates filed nominating petitions to get their names on the April 2 ballot. One of the more hotly contested races is expected to be in Palatine-Schaumburg High S...

Even though Santa is getting ready for Christmas Eve, he seems to be just about everywhere nowadays. How? We don't know. But every year, Santa works his magic and offers kids, young and old alike, a chance for a visit. At the Daily Herald, we put to...

When does the holiday season officially begin. Some say it's on Black Friday, or when they put down one last fork of pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving night. Others say it's when Santa Claus arrives at the mall, which in the case of Woodfield Mall in Scha...