Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti was the keynote speaker Wednesday at Judson University's annual Community Prayer Breakfast. More than 300 local volunteers and civic leaders gathered at Judson's Elgin campus for the event. Sanguinetti, the 47th lieutenan...

More than 300 local volunteers and civic leaders gathered at Judson University on May 6 for the annual Community Prayer Breakfast. This year's keynote speaker was Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti, the 47th lieutenant governor of Illinois and the first H...

Lake Zurich's government leaders saluted a World War II veteran with longtime village ties who will be on a special flight for a bevy of activities in Washington, D.C. Edward Young will be among 90 World War II veterans on Wednesday's Honor Flight C...

On Wednesday, May 6, Judson University in Elgin will name the winner of the D. Ray Wilson Volunteer Service Award. The award is presented annually to the candidate who has contributed to the greater good within the Fox Valley community by voluntaril...

Two suburban school districts paid hefty sums in pension penalties for awarding more than 6 percent pay raises to some educators in their last years of retirement during the 2013-2014 school year. Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 and East...

Daily Herald Editorial Board Education experts have a message for the parents of children waiting to start kindergarten: Preparation must begin at home. That means parents must make time to read books with their children, talk about what's happening...

Yesenia Perez and Jose Zamora, whose lives were altered indelibly after a car crash in January, agree on one thing - hearing that a northeast side intersection in Elgin might get a four-way stop sign soon is good news. The 36-year-old Perez has need...

DETROIT - In April of 2014, the compact Chevrolet Cruze outsold the Equinox midsize SUV by more than a thousand vehicles. A year later, the Equinox trounced the Cruze by nearly 8,000 in sales. Those numbers pretty much sum up the shift in attitude a...

NEW YORK - The stock market bounced back on Friday as investors picked up companies that had dropped earlier in the week. Major indexes recovered nearly all their losses from a fall the day before. "It's an odd day in the markets," said Jack Ablin,...

Sherry Douglas is known for being tirelessly dedicated to her students, dependable, a solid resource, and a pleasure to work with. Douglas, who teaches science at Westfield Community School in Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300, is Kane Cou...