Ongoing Festival of Lights and Christmas Tree Sale: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through Dec. 31 at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. Thousands of twinkling lights and Christmas trees, wreaths, greenery and hot chocolate for purchase. Lights co...

This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Al Buttimer, the principal at Westview Elementary School in Wood Dale, recently got his second biggest surprise of the y...

Former state Senate President James Peyton "Pate" Philip Jr. was a powerful suburban Republican at a time when that really meant something in Illinois. Philip led the Senate from 1993 to 2003 - the longest-serving Republican in that post. He was the...

Al Buttimer, the principal at Westview Elementary School in Wood Dale, got his second biggest surprise of the year on Friday. The biggest came during a pickup basketball game in July when he saved the life of another player by performing CPR after t...

By Luke Zurawski lzurawski@dailyherald.com Ready to get in the spirit of the holidays? Here's our annual list of where you can find tree lightings happening across the suburbs over the next few weeks. Friday, Nov. 17 Illuminate Northbrook: 5:30...

For the past 23 years, the vast majority of property tax revenue generated within the boundaries of the Brewster Creek Business Park in Bartlett paid for infrastructure improvements there. That amounted to nearly $70 million since 2000, including $7...

Walking along the trail on the west side of the Fox River south of Illinois Street in St. Charles used to be a messy affair. You'd have to watch your step when heading north from Mount St. Mary Park past the Brownstone townhouses because the path wa...

Veterans Day is Saturday, Nov. 11. The following events throughout the suburbs will pay tribute to those who have served our country. Nov. 11 Veterans Day breakfast: 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at Our Saviour's Lutheran campus, 815 S. Washington...