The Samples were a black Chicago family, with six children and few resources. The priest helped them with tuition, clothes, bills. He offered the promise of opportunities - a better life. He also abused all the children. They told no one. They wer...

BEIJING (AP) - Oil prices surged and most major global stock markets declined Friday after an Iranian general was killed by U.S. forces in Iraq. Stock indexes in London, Frankfurt and Paris fell, as did Hong Kong's earlier. Shanghai was little-chang...

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. long-term mortgage rates declined slightly this week, remaining close to the historically low levels where they have hovered for the past two months. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate for a 30-year fix...

The Daily Herald asked Fox Valley mayors and village presidents to look ahead to 2020 and identify the most important thing they hope their community can accomplish in the coming year - and to share it with us in roughly 50 words. Here's what they s...

A year-end Associated Press poll showed that the two top 2019 stories were the House of Representatives' vote to impeach President Trump and the president's immigration agenda. The media and the president's critics refer to Trump's immigration views...

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. home prices rose faster in October than the previous month as many would-be buyers competed for a limited supply of available properties. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 2.2% in October from a yea...

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 Elmhurst Fire Department will be purchasing 30 air purifying cartridges thanks to a grant from Illinois American Water. The Illinois American Water Firefighter Grant Program provides financial assistance to fire and emergency organizations se...

The Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District will be purchasing "The Safety Challenge" fire prevention program to utilize at local school districts to ensure every home has working smoke detectors and alarms thanks to a grant from Illinois American ...

Here's a look back at some of the biggest news stories in 2019 in the Fox Valley: The death of AJ Freund The body of missing Crystal Lake 5-year-old AJ Freund was recovered from a field near Woodstock April 24, less than a week after his parents rep...