Goodwill plans to open a 24,000-square-foot store and donation center in a former Sears Hardware location that has been vacant for 20 years. The store at 110 Biesterfield Road in Elk Grove Village is targeted for an early spring opening.

A repurposed office building with ties to downtown Elgins storied past is now home to The Bottle Department, a new bar offering more than 250 craft beers.

More suburban fifth and eighth graders are showing proficiency in mastering core science concepts from studying matter and its interactions to problem-solving engineering design, according to the 2026 Illinois Report Card released Friday.

Glenbard North (4-6) at Jacobs (8-1)

Kevin Schmit: Senior quarterbacks Israel Abrams, Jake Nawrot and Jameson Purcell begin their state title quests in earnest this weekend, each coming off a bye week as part of the expanded IHSA football playoffs.

Grant defied outside expectations by finishing 7-2 this season, but coach Tim Norwood always felt this young team was ready to win.

Criminal justice system leaders in DuPage County, led by States Attorney Bob Berlin, are teaming to examine how the system addressed fatal or near-fatal incidences of domestic violence and what they can all do better.

A Hindu American group gathered at the Palatine police station to thank police for role in averting potential terrorist attack

Buffalo Grove Park District leaders discussed plans Wednesday for several upcoming facility upgrades, and one project theyre dropping because of e-bikes.

More than five years after the first community input session, a project expected to have a big impact on vehicle and nonmotorized travel in central Lake County is expected to get underway this year.

Naperville could hire nine new full-time employees and convert one part-time job into a full-time role next year to better address public records requests, forestry services and power outages.

For the second time this week, demonstrators upset about a Mundelein womans fatal shooting by police disrupted a village board meeting Thursday.

The owner of an Elmhurst coffee business is facing charges of selling methamphetamine.

A Lake County judge on Tuesday sentenced a South Elgin man to 76 years in prison for a fatal 2022 shooting during a robbery in Antioch.

A new grocery store is expected to open next year in the former Ace Hardware location in Elgin.

A debate over an expanding warehouse developments proximity to Schaumburg Regional Airport preceded Schaumburg trustees approval of the project and a pair of tax incentives.

A new Uyghur restaurant plans to move into the former Reps space on Northwest Hghway in Palatine.

The Chicago Bears are trading for Tennessee Titans All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, according to multiple reports Thursday morning.

ELKHORN, Wis. -- Bray Road runs for 3 miles through Elkhorn, Wisconsin. At the south, it begins not far from Lake Geneva. Enter off U.S. Route 12, curl east, and other than a slight jog, it's pretty much a straight shot to State Route 11. Hence all the snaking peel-out marks left by amateur racers. Foliage rustles in the autumn wind here, and where there ...

Here is a summary of the Daily Heralds endorsements in races of local interest in the Nov. 3 election.

Already happy with how things have played out this fall, Bennett Konkey was enjoying Genevas playoff bye last week when some big news started to come his way.

Elmhurst police are investigating a deadly crash involving a box truck and a motorcycle, authorities said.

This edition of Talking with Edgy Tim looks back at an interesting opening round of the IHSA football playoffs.

A fatal crash on Kirchoff Road in Rolling Meadows has reignited calls for safety improvements on the busy thoroughfare.

Security will be boosted for Thursdays Mundelein village board meeting to prevent protesters from occupying the boardroom like they did Monday night, officials said.