As a bird, I could think of worse places to be born, but not many. Imagine starting life in a parking lot, at the peak of summer. You and your two siblings take your first steps on a boiling sea of asphalt with bright yellow lines. You can't fly, ...

A convoy of vintage military vehicles rolled through the suburbs this week, celebrating the 100th anniversary of a cross-country trip taken by the U.S. Army in 1919. The group, sponsored by the Military Vehicle Preservation Association, included 49 ...

I much prefer living birds to dead ones, but there are times when a cotton-filled specimen is just fine. Besides, if not for the Field Museum, I might never see a black rail. Last month, I visited the museum's recently opened John James Audubon exh...

The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park is planning a warm welcome for more than 50 historic military vehicles and their owners on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Their visit is part of a two-day stop in Wheaton during the 2019 Transcontinental Motor Convoy, ...

Alona Anspach, Managing Director with Sheridan Road Advisors, LLC, Northbrook Nominated by Kim Brisky with the Small Business Advocacy Council Alona Anspach has been a financial planner since 1983 and is passionate about making a difference in the ...

The importance of building strong company cultures was the thread that connected 15 suburban executives recognized Wednesday at the 2019 C-Suite Awards, sponsored by the Daily Herald Business Ledger and its partners. The eighth annual awards, held a...

What to watch: live TV coverage of Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong stepping onto the moon, or your cat Blackie having kittens? That dilemma faced a quartet of Palatine kids whose story was included in the (not yet daily) Herald on July 22, 1969, ...

The Daily Herald Business Ledger will honor 15 suburban executives at the 2019 C-Suite Awards ceremony on July 24. The ceremony will begin at 4:30 p.m. at Medinah Shriners Banquets, 550 Shriners Dr., Addison. The mission of the C-Suite Awards is to...

Two years ago, I attended the Indiana Dunes Birding Festival for the first time. The weekend rocked, highlighted by an unexpected encounter with a worm-eating warbler, my first, ending a decadeslong quest - one of my best birding moments ever. I r...