Mom's special day - Sunday, May 14 - will be here before you know it. Show her some love with a special brunch, lunch or dinner out on the town at a suburban restaurant. She'll love that she doesn't have to cook or clean up. Make reservations now so...

Dozens of newly elected Muslim American candidates gathered Saturday at Reza's Restaurant in Oak Brook to mark their historic wins to a variety of local-, county- and state-level offices. Community leaders say it's a sign of Muslim Americans' growi...

This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald. Today's column focuses on the accomplishments of some current and former suburban high school students: During her long ...

Hanover Park's three reelected village trustees - Herb Porter, Liza Gutierrez and Jon Kunkel - were sworn in Thursday by Porter's elder daughter Chantelle Porter, who in December became the first Black female judge in DuPage County. Herb Porter, a r...

Cinco de Mayo honors the Mexican army's victory over France at the Battle of Puebla that took place on May 5, 1862. In the U.S., the holiday has evolved into a commemoration of Mexican culture and heritage, according to history.com. Here is what som...

Monday's dust storm, which led to scores of car crashes and seven deaths on I-55 south of Springfield, was caused by a chain of extremely localized weather conditions that have been recorded only once in the Chicago area, weather experts said. Thoug...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve reinforced its fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point to the highest level in 16 years. But the Fed also signaled that it may now pause the streak of 10 rate h...

Chief Encouragement Officer Cris Doornbos will give the keynote address at Judson University's Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremonies which will take place at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 6 at Judson's Elgin campus (1151 N. State St.). Doornbos ...

CAIRO - Sudan's warring generals have agreed to send representatives for negotiations, potentially in Saudi Arabia, the top U.N. official in the country said Monday, even as the two sides clashed in the capital of Khartoum despite another three-day ...

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve is on track to raise its benchmark interest rate for the 10th time on Wednesday, the latest step in its yearlong effort to curb inflation with the fastest pace of hikes in four decades. Yet economists and Wall Street...