Dave Oberhelman
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‘You’re in a different world’: Suburban teams enjoy old-school hoops in the ‘Hoosiers’ gymJan 07, 2026 7:18 pm - Antioch, Neuqua Valley boys basketball teams take a step back in time to the Hoosier Gym.
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St. Francis president to retire; search underway for new leaderJan 05, 2026 4:07 pm - St. Francis High School President Phil Kerr has announced his retirement effective at the end of the 2025-26 school year. A search for a new president is under way.
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Skater overcoming her greatest opponent: off-ice health challengesJan 04, 2026 8:45 pm - Figure skater Gabby Kaplan, 15, has persevered through many health challenges to compete this week at the Prevagen 2026 U.S. National Championships.
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College Achievers: Barrington product is No. 1 Wisconsin’s top goal scorerJan 04, 2026 2:45 pm - College Achievers: Barrington High School graduate Kelly Gorbatenko enters 2026 as the leading goal scorer for the University of Wisconsin’s women’s hockey team, the defending NCAA champions.
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What are these past suburban Winter Olympians up to now?Jan 03, 2026 8:00 am - We caught up with a handful of past Winter Olympians to see what they’re up to today. Here are their stories. The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 are set to begin early next month.
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‘He just was all in for the kids’: Tough but fair, wrestling legend Ed Ewoldt diesDec 24, 2025 10:00 am - Ed Ewoldt, Illinois’ official state wrestling historian and a National Wrestling Hall of Fame lifetime achievement award honoree, died Dec. 14.
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Neighbors in Need: Glen Ellyn nonprofit provides families a bridge to a better placeDec 21, 2025 8:45 pm - Bridge Communities in Glen Ellyn is one of five charitable organizations set to receive grants from the Daily Herald/Robert R. McCormick Foundation’s Neighbors in Need fundraising campaign.
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College Achievers: Batavia’s Buckley takes it to the house in Myrtle Beach BowlDec 21, 2025 8:00 am - College Achievers: On the first play from scrimmage Friday in the Myrtle Beach Bowl, Batavia High School graduate Jalen Buckley scored on a 65-yard touchdown run, the start of Western Michigan University’s 41-6 victory over Kennesaw State.
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Coach Kipp’s Hoopsfest brings back an old friendDec 17, 2025 6:55 pm - Sidelines: The 36th Dick’s/Coach Kipp’s Hoopsfest takes place next month at Maine West and Benet Academy.
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Elgin woman sentenced to 20 years for starving a 7-year-oldDec 17, 2025 3:39 pm - Eulalia Vences, of Elgin, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the starvation, torture and neglect of a child.