Among the notable personalities we've lost from the suburbs this year are elected officials, humanitarians, a best-selling author and other standouts who helped shape the communities in which we live. Lin Brehmer Jan. 22: Brehmer, 68, a beloved ...

With unscheduled deliveries of busloads of migrants who crossed into the U.S. in Texas becoming more common in the suburbs, South Barrington officials Thursday night took action to discourage arrivals in their town. Companies operating buses that tra...

A little boy is killed just for being Palestinian. A man dies at a party celebrating freedom. And hundreds of people attend a funeral for a police dog fatally shot in a shootout — in which a man also was killed. These came to mind when we thought abo...

After working with a peer jury for three years, Milana Carse hopes to bring the restorative justice method to schools across the suburbs. A peer jury is an alternative correction strategy for first-time, nonviolent juvenile offenders, said the 16-yea...

A 42-year-old South Elgin man was shot to death early Saturday morning at a Hoffman Estates apartment complex, authorities said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office said a gunshot wound to the face caused the death of Maurice Hill. Hill was fou...

Ongoing Festival of Lights and Christmas Tree Sale: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through Dec. 31 at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. Thousands of twinkling lights and Christmas trees, wreaths, greenery and hot chocolate for purchase. Lights co...

By Luke Zurawski lzurawski@dailyherald.com Ready to get in the spirit of the holidays? Here's our annual list of where you can find tree lightings happening across the suburbs over the next few weeks. Friday, Nov. 17 Illuminate Northbrook: 5:30...

Lisle police on Wednesday announced the department has secured a grant to purchase body-worn cameras for its officers. As part of sweeping criminal justice reform in Illinois, all police officers statewide must wear body cameras by 2025. Lisle polic...

Starts before Friday Pumpkin Fest: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Tuesday, Oct. 31, at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. Animals, a straw pyramid and thousands of pumpkins scattered on the zoo's lawn. $10 nonresident adults 18-54, $9 nonr...

Halloween is Tuesday, Oct. 31. Some communities are offering printable signs for those who wish to inform trick-or-treaters that their household is opting out of giving candy or information on recycling your pumpkin at Pumpkin Smash events. See yo...