One of the hottest Illinois races on the Nov. 3 ballot is an issue that divides the candidates vying for the 41st House District: a constitutional amendment that would set the stage for a graduated income tax. Changing the tax structure so that rate...

If ever there was a way to test a conference champion, it came on the 18th hole Monday at Phillips Park in Aurora. With a nasty pin placement that left one golfer after another shaking their head walking off the green, St. Charles North junior Catie...

Donna Fike believes President Donald Trump should be reelected for a number of reasons. "As president, he did what he said he was going to do and that's rare in politics," the 83-year-old St. Charles resident said. "He's a man of commitment and carr...

Every year when teams make preseason goals they almost always include winning a conference championship. Those schools you compete against year in and year out, the ones located closest to you, the ones who become rivals. Beating them to win a confe...

Candidates seeking to represent state House districts 49 and 50 weighed in on rising property taxes and bailing out small businesses struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic during a recent Daily Herald Editorial Board interview. Democrat Maura Hirsc...

Republican incumbent Mary Lou Wehrli of Naperville and Democratic challenger Barbara O'Meara of Naperville are vying for the District 5 seat on the DuPage County Forest Preserve in the Nov. 3 general election. Wehrli has served as commissioner since...

Democratic Barbara O'Meara of Naperville is challenging Republican incumbent Mary Lou Wehrli of Naperville for the District 5 seat on the DuPage County Forest Preserve District in the Nov. 3 general election. O'Meara is a licensed environmental heal...

Illinois Senate District 25 has historically voted conservative. For two decades, it was the fiefdom of current Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen and for the past eight years, the Senate seat has been occupied by Jim Oberweis of Sugar Grove. ...

Things continue to look different as we navigate the COVID-19 crisis, but a little normalcy will return with the Virtual Light the Torch 5K Oct. 3-17. The race, presented by the Wheaton Park District and FT Cares Foundation, will celebrate its seve...