Showing their love both for learning and the most popular mobile accessory on the market, parents and children left an Elgin laundromat Thursday afternoon with more than just clean clothes. They left with PopSockets - patented phone grips that have ...

The Elgin Area Chamber's annual meeting and High Five Awards Ceremony will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 at Gifford's Kitchen & Social, 2300 Bushwood Drive in Elgin. The event was rescheduled from Jan. 30 due to the extreme cold. The e...

Th> Daily Herald livestreamed a joint interview of the two candidates running for mayor in Elgin on the Daily Herald Facebook page and dailyherald.com. The exchange featured candidates David Kaptain, the current mayor seeking a third term in office...

Citing a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision from last summer, a Palatine Township Elementary District 15 diesel mechanic is suing his former union and the district for a refund of dues he says he paid unwillingly. Erich Mandel, a Palatine resident...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The man charged in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre pleaded not guilty to hate crimes and dozens of other counts Monday, but his new lawyer - a prominent death penalty litigator who represented one of the Boston Marathon bombers -...

When it comes to teaching students with behavioral challenges, Marty Angelo's strategy involves extending a hand of friendship beyond the classroom. Whether attending sporting events when students invite him or inquiring about their weekend activiti...

Elgin Area School District U-46 schools will mark Black History Month with a series of classroom activities and after-school events kicking off this week. Among the highlights is a talk by motivational speaker, former NFL linebacker and former teac...

Romania upset defending champion Czech Republic 3-2 to advance to the semifinals of the Fed Cup on Sunday, along with France, Belarus and Australia. Romania reached the semifinals for the first time after its first victory against the Czechs, who wo...