A mass shooting at an Aurora factory, a heartbreaking conclusion to a case of a missing Crystal Lake boy, a 25-year sentence for a South Barrington cold case homicide; the release of a “Ripper Crew” killer and the deaths in the line of duty of Illin...

Every year around this time, we reach out to Northwest suburban mayors and village presidents and ask them to tell us something their community accomplished in the year gone by and something they hope to accomplish in the year ahead. Today, we share...

The Daily Herald asked Lake County mayors and village presidents to look back on 2019 and identify their community's greatest accomplishment. Here's what they said ... Larry Hanson, Antioch Economic development and reducing the tax burden on the vil...

A Schaumburg man who rescued a 61-year-old South Barrington woman from her overturned and burning SUV in July 2018 is the only Illinois resident among 18 newly named recipients of the Carnegie Medal for heroism. Maciej "Matt" Kosiarski was 30 years ...

Hoffman Estates police will mark the 20th anniversary of their holiday Shop with a Cop event Saturday, Dec. 14, and will be joined by village firefighters for the first time to help bring joy to children and families in need. The police department's...

Two years before she became Wheaton's first female mayor in 1969, Marget "Margy" Hamilton viewed another watershed moment as one of her signature achievements. At the end of her term as the city's first councilwoman, Hamilton worked with the NAACP t...

With Thanksgiving in the rear-view mirror, it's time for local villages to turn into winter wonderlands with festive decorations and sparkling lights. Here are some of the tree-lighting ceremonies and other holiday happenings planned in and around L...

An enduring stereotype of "the news" is that it's all bad, that the only stories that sell are the sensational or the bizarre. Not true. On Thanksgiving Day, I like to emphasize that in any given week, the many uplifting news stories, prominently to...

Here's where you can find Santa and Mrs. Claus in the suburbs during the holiday season. As always, please check event organizers' websites or call before attending in case of last minute changes or cancellations. For additional holiday events, not ...