Democratic 15th District Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison of Mount Prospect and Republican challenger Chuck Cerniglia of Hoffman Estates shared their views on the need for expanded mental health services from the county - partly in response t...

Authorities say a Rockford woman was driving impaired on a suburban expressway in June when she lost control of an SUV carrying her seven children, one of whom - a 6-year-old boy - was killed in the rollover crash. Only two of the children, who ran...

Starts before Friday Didier Farms Pumpkinfest: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 30, at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnshire. Hayrides, corn maze, pig races, Animal Land Zoo, Pumpkin Playland. Prices vary by activity. d...

Starts before Friday Goebbert's Fall Festival: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Monday, Oct. 31, at Goebbert's Pumpkin Patch and Apple Orchard, 42W813 Reinking Road, Pingree Grove, and 40 W. Higgins Road, South Barrington. Animals, mazes, wagon r...

Several communities across the suburbs will observe the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with remembrance ceremonies. Here's a look at some of the events happening in the suburbs. Arlington Heights The 10th Annual Children o...

Naperville working out gun sale ban Naperville Police Chief Jason Arres recently discussed enforcing the ban on the sale of certain high-powered rifles that's set to take effect on Jan. 1. DuPage Airport going international DuPage Airport ...

A Texas man who punched a motorcyclist Tuesday in a Barrington Township road rage case also faces a weapons charge, the Cook County sheriff's office said Wednesday. A sheriff's deputy saw Farid Sagidov, 40, of Quitman, Texas, punch a 49-year-old man...

Daily Goebbert's Fall Festival: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Monday, Oct. 31, at 42W813 Reinking Road, Pingree Grove. Animals, mazes, wagon rides, pig races and more. See website for activity hours. Tickets are $17 on weekdays, $20 on weekends and ...

This editorial is the consensus opinon of the Daily Herald Editorial Board On Sunday night, a group drove up in a sedan, got out and shot at people in what police call a targeted attack that hurt three in the parking lot at Six Flags Great Amer...

Fritz Gohl remembers growing up in Barrington Hills during the 1950s and 1960s when nobody locked their doors. That changed on Aug. 5, 1972, after residents of the affluent Northwest suburb awoke to the news that four of their neighbors had been mur...