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Larkin’s Ivan Anderson (6) celebrates scoring the first touchdown at Larkin High School’s new stadium Friday in Elgin. (Rick West/Daily Herald)

‘It’s beautiful’: Larkin High School hosts first varsity games at new on-campus stadium

Larkin High School hosted its first games Friday at the school’s newly built stadium in Elgin. Ray Haley Field at the Royals Athletic Complex is named after Larkin’s first football coach and longtime athletic director.

Rolling Meadows’ Luke Harvey carries the ball as he looks to get past Buffalo Grove defenders including Matthew Kaput, right, in Rolling Meadows on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

Buffalo Grove wins bragging rights vs. Rolling Meadows in ‘family’ reunion

Devonte Amos didn't have a ton of coaching experience before being hired as head coach at Rolling Meadows last year at 26. The one main entry on his resume was four years...

In a first, Moscoso makes winning 32-yard field goal with 4 seconds left as South Elgin tops West Aurora

Senior kicker Danny Moscoso is used to being in pressure situations for South Elgin, even though it’s usually a different kind of football. He’s the goalkeeper for the St...

WW South starts strong, cruises to DuKane Conference win over St. Charles North

The first two possessions of Friday’s DuKane Conference clash between Wheaton Warrenville South and St. Charles North set the tone. Electing to receive on the opening k...

Dailey to Bond a winning combination for Hoffman Estates in win over Fremd

Hoffman Estates shone in Palatine Friday. Shion Dailey fired a 73-yard touchdown pass to TJ Bond early in the fourth quarter. The Hawks then survived a late Fremd touchdo...

Buffalo Grove High School Principal Jeff Wardle hangs a purple flag from the Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network at a celebration of the late high school security guard Orlando Rivas’ gift of his organs. Rivas was killed while saving students from an accident at the school. (John Starks/Daily Herald)

‘That’s what he lived for’: Buffalo Grove High School security guard’s legacy lives on through organ donation

Buffalo Grove High School security guard Orlando Rivas died shielding students from a falling pole near the school parking lot. Now, even in death, he continues to help save lives, including his aunt’s, through organ donations.

The newly renovated Mount Prospect Public Library offers soundproof booths where users can be seen but work undisturbed. (John Starks/Daily Herald)

‘It’s not just the things on the shelves’: Mount Prospect library celebrates second floor transformation

Since a nearly $5 million renovation of Mount Prospect Public Library’s second floor opened this summer, the upper level has gained a reputation as a third space — a place apart from home, school or work.

A 28-year-old Dolton man was killed in a shooting Wednesday at Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook. (James C. Svehla/for the Chicago Tribune)

No charges yet in Oak Brook fatal shooting; 3 released from custody

Oak Brook police announced Friday that no charges have been filed in the killing of a man Wednesday at Oakbrook Center mall.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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