This editorial represents the consensus opinion of The Daily Herald Editorial Board. Since December, four Illinois children have died after having contact with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Nearly a year following en...

This story has been updated from the originally published version to correct that the ethics bill the General Assembly approved in 2021 did authorize the legislative inspector general to start investigations without first getting permission from...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The deaths of four storm chasers in car crashes over the last two weeks have underscored the dangers of pursuing severe weather events as more people clog back roads and highways searching for a glimpse of a lightning bolt or to...

For years, the Daily Herald has considered climate change among the most important and most urgent topics of our time. In coming months, we'll take our coverage to a new level - and bring the issue home to the suburbs, with the help of a reporter jo...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - For 23 seasons, Patrick Marleau woke up each day preparing to play hockey and that helped him eventually break Gordie Howe's record for most games played in the NHL. After a difficult year away from the game hoping another te...

The Chicago Tribune and the Better Government Association shared the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting Monday. Tribune reporter Cecilia Reyes and BGA reporter Madison Hopkins collaborated on "The Failures Before the Fires," a two-year investigatio...