Florian has been a 41-year city employee, member of the South End Citizens Council for 36 years and its president for 27 ...

After a 42-year-long cold case, detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian finally found Karen Schepers and her 1980 ...

Two people were injured and four families were displaced after a fire broke out Saturday in the west suburbs, fire department ...

For the second time in less than a week, a person has been shot in Elgin. The most recent incident occurred Sunday morning and is tied to a large gathering in the 100 block of South Commonwealth ...

Three South Carolina women's basketball seniors, Te-Hina Paopao, Sania Feagin, and Bree Hall, are WNBA Draft hopefuls. Here is where each of these players is projected to land in the Draft on Monday ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Many place names in Hertfordshire date back around 1,000 years, but do you know what the towns and villages in our area were originally called?

South Africa doesn’t do boring – especially when it comes to naming towns. Forget your standard “Springfield” or “Newtown.” We’ve got names that sound like inside jokes, typos ...

The sophomore right-hander delivered another strong effort Tuesday in a 5-2 nonconference win at South Elgin. Bruesch, who was tagged with both of the Vikings’ early losses, finally cracked the ...

Illinois State Police said the trooper was handling a traffic crash on northbound I-94 near 130th Street around 10 p.m., parked in the far right lane with their emergency lights on, when their ...