If you view the rules of the road as merely suggestions, take note: You're on camera. Seven of Palatine's busiest and most crash-prone intersections are about to be equipped with red-light cameras. Monday, the village council unanimously approved th...

Submit events at least two weeks in advance to Melynda Findlay via e-mail to mfindlay@dailyherald.com or by fax, (630) 955-0895. Now until May 10 • Registration for the VolunTeens program runs through May 10 at the Addison Public Library, 2 Fri...

The sudden departure of John Wu as Naperville's fire chief raises all sorts of questions this week as to exactly what happened and why. Rumors, of course, are flying all over the place. Everybody involved is hiding behind the old "it's a personnel m...

Des Plaines • Sami Sous, 55, 649 Trace Drive, Buffalo Grove, was arrested around 4:55 p.m. March 27 and charged with city ordinance illegal sale of alcohol to a minor after officers conducted an alcohol compliance check at Joey's Liquors, 1505 E. Oa...

We do stories every week about a few dozen innocent Iraqi men, women and children who are killed in some explosion or attack -- and about our military people who give their lives and limbs to our war efforts. We also write about tragic murders, fata...

Culture Club: Immanuel Lutheran Church's Culture Club will discuss "Rhett Butler's People" by Donald McCaig. For fans of Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind," this is a delightful visit with her characters. McCaig holds true to the vibrant personalities ...

The sudden departure of John Wu as Naperville's fire chief raises all sorts of questions this week as to exactly what happened and why. Rumors, of course, are flying all over the place. Everybody involved is hiding behind the old "it's a personnel m...

SPRINGFIELD -- A Bloomingdale truck driver who killed a Schaumburg teen eight years ago while drunk and high on marijuana failed Thursday to shorten his prison time. Richard Gancarz, who smashed his semitrailer truck into the passenger's side of a ...