Madhu Krishnamurthy

Six Flags Great America in Gurnee today announced plans to debut the world’s steepest drop with the most inversions on a dive coaster. Wrath of Rakshasa, towering at 180 feet, features a cliffh...

Stephen J. Harper, the former prime minister of Canada, will headline Judson University's World Leaders Forum on Oct. 3.

Aurora city officials Thursday broke ground on the first new downtown development in two decades. The new Residences at Eastbank apartments are the product of Chicago-based developer DAC Development. ...

The Daily Herald staff took home 28 first-, second- and third-place awards for journalism excellence at the Northern Illinois News Association’s annual banquet held Oct. 24, in collaboration with th...

When COVID turned education on its head, a group of kindergarten through 12th grade teachers at Lake Zurich Community Unit District 95 troubled by pandemic learning loss sought to gain a deeper understanding of state standards for literacy.

Lake County voters Tuesday affirmed their love of the forest preserve system and looked poised to favor extensive improvements at Mundelein High School with overwhelming support for separate tax hike requests.

More than 5,000 turkeys are being distributed this weekend to families in need by the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago’s (CIOGC) service committee, Zakat Chicago, during its annua...

After more than six decades of following in the footsteps of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and promoting his legacy, the Rev. Clyde Brooks doesn’t feel he has accomplished as much as he would have...

As we close out 2024, we remember those we lost this year in the suburbs. Educators, public servants, business leaders and philanthropists were among them, all leaving indelible marks through their ac...

Patrons bid farewell to neighborhood haunts, chain eateries, mom-and-pop operations, longtime community staples and shuttered shopping malls that were among a slew of business closures in the suburbs this year.