Articles filed under Communities
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Voters deserve to know local candidates’ partyMar 21, 2025 4:00 am - Local elections are supposed to be nonpartisan. But in these times, I believe we need our local candidates to declare, fully and without shame, their party affiliation. W...
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Integrity, intelligence accountability on ballotMar 21, 2025 4:00 am - I am writing in support for Tom Schwingbeck as the next village president of Arlington Heights. Tom’s decade of public service experience as village board trustee, Zoning...
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DOGE actions must be reined inMar 21, 2025 4:00 am - I have been reflecting on the DOGE team. I struggle to understand their qualifications since they have never worked in public service. I also struggle how we are allowing...
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Editor leads library presentation on media, trust and truthMar 20, 2025 9:52 pm - Jim Slusher, the Daily Herald’s managing editor for opinion and administration, will be at the Mount Prospect Public Library Tuesday for a presentation on the News Media, Truth and Trust.
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‘We can put this behind us’: Judge sides with Winfield in TIF dispute with schoolsMar 20, 2025 6:24 pm - Two Winfield-area school districts have been dealt a setback in their yearslong legal fight with the village over a special taxing district.
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Former Barrington fire chief remembered as advocate for changeMar 20, 2025 5:07 pm - Barrington is mourning the loss of its former fire chief, David Danley.
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Longtime incumbents and slates vie for control in Western Lake County townsMar 20, 2025 5:06 pm - A mix of longtime incumbents, newcomers and slates are vying for control in Fox Lake, Round Lake and Wauconda mayor and village board races on April 1.
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Driver rear-ends parked Illinois State Police trooper attending to accident in ItascaMar 20, 2025 5:05 pm - No one was seriously injured Thursday when a woman rear-ended an Illinois State Police trooper who was parked on the shoulder of Interstate 290 while attending to an accident in Itasca.
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Man charged after high-speed chase from Oak Brook to CountrysideMar 20, 2025 3:49 pm - Pre-trial release was denied for a Chicago man accused of leading police in a high-speed chase from Oak Brook to Countryside in a stolen car.
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Illinois Supreme Court sides with Rolling Meadows in Cooper’s Hawk tax dispute with Arlington HeightsMar 20, 2025 3:04 pm - The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of Rolling Meadows in its dispute with Arlington Heights over misallocated sales tax revenue from Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant.