Roughly 2,700 eighth graders and teachers in Elgin Area Unit District 46 descended on the Now Arena in Hoffman Estates Thursday for Explore 2022. The annual expo introduces students to various career paths and demonstrates the connection between aca...

PHOENIX (AP) - Reggie Carrillo knows firsthand that where you live can determine how hot your neighborhood gets. The environmental activist and educator resides in a largely Mexican American area of south-central Phoenix, where segregation once for...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas death row inmate whose case redefined the role of spiritual advisers in death chambers nationwide was executed Wednesday, despite the efforts of a district attorney to stop his lethal injection. John Henry Ramirez, 3...

From plank roads to toll roads, and one-room school houses to flourishing universities, the suburbs and the Daily Herald have grown up since the newspaper's founding in 1872. Along the way, the region has made history with discoveries such as the to...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Prosecutors and defense attorneys for two former Minneapolis police officers charged in the killing of George Floyd have filed more than 100 motions to limit testimony or evidence at trial - with many requests relying heavily on w...

Moviegoing audiences chose the horror movie over the romantic comedy to kick off the month of October. Paramount's 'œ Smile ' topped the North American charts with $22 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, leaving...

Oct. 1 Lake Bluff Rib Fest: 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at Lake Bluff Village Green, 40 E. Center Ave., Lake Bluff. A friendly rib competition between teams of community members. lakebluff.org. Fall Color Walk: Dawn to dusk Oct. 1-31 at Pr...

SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's presidential election will be decided by tens of millions of poor people, and they look set to eject incumbent Jair Bolsonaro from office - either in Sunday's first round or in a runoff. The far-right leader is reminding t...