Gerald Steele 
Former Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks will start against his former team Sunday, the Angels announced Friday. AP This was a day of memories for the Cubs, from the memorial service for Ryne Sandberg at Old St. Patrick’s Church in Chicago to Kyle Hendricks reminiscing about his former team in Anaheim. Before the Cubs opened a … Read more
Members of the Montini Catholic football team hoist the Class 3A football championship trophy last season. Scott Anderson/Shaw Local News Network We’re getting close to the end of our countdown to the start of prep football. All summer, week after week, we’ve provided insight related to the 2025 season for teams, players and coaches throughout … Read more
Des Plaines will buy the former restaurant building at 1062 Lee St. and its parking lot for $675,000. Paul Valade/[email protected] Des Plaines is breaking out its checkbook and buying more rundown commercial property on Lee Street for future redevelopment. The city council on Monday agreed to purchase a vacant restaurant building at 1062 Lee … Read more
President Donald Trump holds the FIFA World Cup Winners Trophy Friday during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House. AP President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago will likely be the next target of his efforts to crack down on crime, homelessness and illegal immigration. Trump indicated that the Midwestern city could … Read more
Roland Schmidt A Cook County judge on Friday announced an indictment against a downstate Illinois man who authorities say fatally shot his daughter-in-law last month outside a Schaumburg hotel. Roland Schmidt, 76, of Stillman Valley, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Christine Moyer, 45, of Galena, Ohio. Prosecutors said Schmidt shot Moyer … Read more
Fall colors near the DuPage County Forest Preserve headquarters in Wheaton on Naperville Road. Paul Valade/Daily Herald, Oct. 23, 2024 Millions of people across the northern United States will soon get a taste of fall as an air mass from northern Canada sweeps across the country this weekend through next week. It should also bring … Read more
Palatine resident Pamela Olander is renewing her effort to raise money for a scholarship at Fremd High School that will annually honor two students — one who was bullied and another who did something to stop bullying. She’s doing so in honor of Johnny Trout, a boy who was the subject of bullying during Olander’s … Read more
Shoppers visit the Costco at 75th Street and Route 59 in Naperville. The city will replace the state’s 1% grocery tax with a local tax. Daily Herald file photo Naperville shoppers will continue paying a 1% tax on their groceries. Following the lead of several neighboring communities, Naperville city council members this week voted 5-4 … Read more
Rendering of the Liberty Point Residences proposed for east of Milwaukee Avenue and north of the Tri-State Tollway in Gurnee Courtesy of Northpointe Development A proposed 40-unit “workforce housing” development, east of Route 21 near the Tri-State Tollway in Gurnee, will proceed to the village board for consideration. The village’s planning and zoning board this … Read more
The defense chases a ball carrier at Stevenson High School flag football practice at the Lincolnshire school on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. John Starks/[email protected] Gustavo Silva saw girls succeed on the wrestling mat. He knew those triumphs could be replicated on the football field, and the former wrestling coach at Dundee-Crown High School found … Read more