James Malone can’t recall exactly when he learned one of his ancestors was among the dozens of Civil War veterans buried at Wheaton Cemetery. The 84-year-old Wheaton resident says his parents must have told him a long time ago that his great grandfa...

It’s been more than 46 years since Army Pfc. James Howard Monroe of Wheaton died saving the lives of two fellow soldiers in Vietnam. But for John Kelly, who fought alongside Monroe, the memory of his friend’s brave and selfless act is still fresh. O...

An 18-year-old from St. Charles is wanted by Geneva police in connection with a series of July car burglaries. An arrest warrant has been issued for Malibu Barstow, of the 600 block of Pheasant Trail, on 10 counts of felony burglary and six counts o...

PEORIA — John Wold was running against the field on Saturday in the Class 2A cross country championship, but he also had another foe. Expectations. The Glenbard South senior's expectations for a better time than last year's Class 2A record of 14:16 ...

PEORIA — It was easy to feel great on Saturday after finishing third if you were Madeline Perez. There was this little thing called the Class 3A championship that you, a senior, led your Glenbard West Hilltoppers to at the same time. “To be honest, ...

Nursing a 10-7 lead, Downers Grove North’s football team had nearly 20 minutes to sit and think about its biggest play of the season. When the Trojans and Wheaton Warrenville South returned from an extended injury timeout, the Tigers came through wi...

Jody Knack was only 15 in August of 1971 when her 20-year-old brother, Gary Holian, was killed in Vietnam. On Thursday morning, she and her husband, Steve, were honored to carry and install panel 3W of The Moving Wall, the one containing Holian's na...

By Kevin Schmit and David Oberhelman kschmit@dailyherald.com doberhelman@dailyherald.com No. 1 Montini (10-0) at No. 9 Marian Central (8-2) Class 5A Game time: 6 p.m. Saturday. Last week: Montini 43, No. 16 Morgan Park 6; Marian Central 42, No. 8 Br...