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Penny Wegman, left, Scott Johansen, middle, and Candida “Connie” Cain are seeking the Democratic Party's nomination in the Kane County treasurer race. The candidates participated in a forum on Jan. 13 in Elgin.

Kane County Democratic hopefuls field questions about treasurer’s office

The three Democratic hopefuls in the March 17 primary election for Kane County treasurer fielded questions at a recent League of Women Voters forum at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin.

Police and FBI arrest alleged gunman in Grayslake shooting

The Grayslake Police Department announced Wednesday that it has arrested a suspect, with the FBI’s help, in the shooting a man outside a Grayslake home on Jan. 30.

Republican candidates for Illinois’ 11th Congressional District seat, clockwise from upper left: Tedora M. Brown, Charlie Kim, Jeff Walter and Michael Pierce. Walter and Pierce on Wednesday spoke with the Daily Herald in a joint video interview.

GOP candidates in 11th District differ on Trump’s efforts to dismantle Education Dept.

During a joint interview Wednesday two of the Republican candidates for Illinois’ 11th Congressional District seat disagreed about President Trump’s plan to dismantle the U.S. Education Department.

Kearve K. Williams

Suspect in downtown Palatine attack to remain in jail

A judge Wednesday ordered a 26-year-old Palatine man held on charges alleging he grabbed a teenage girl and stole her cellphone near the village’s Metra station Monday morning.

“The Outsiders,” the 2024 four-time Tony Award winner including Best Musical, tours to Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre through Feb. 22. It’s an adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s beloved 1967 novel about class clashes among Tulsa teenagers.

‘The Outsiders’ musical tour muscles its way to Chicago

Director Danya Taymor’s stagecraft is truly the major star of “The Outsiders.” This hit four-time 2024 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s beloved 1967 coming-of-age novel is now making an emotional and aggressively confident Chicago touring debut at the Cadillac Palace Theatre.

Preliminary rendering of a $43 million police station planned on the footprint of the existing station at 200 E. Cook Ave.

Libertyville authorizes $25 million bond issue toward new police station

Village officials have taken another key step in getting a $43 million police station built in Libertyville.

Barrington has received a nearly $1.1 million federal grant to help pay for upgrades to its wastewater treatment facility at 302 N. Raymond Ave., built in 1936.

Barrington receives $1.1 million grant for upgrades to aging wastewater plant

Barrington officials announced the village has received a nearly $1.1 million federal grant to help pay for upgrades to the village’s aging wastewater treatment facility.

Democratic state Sen. Ram Villivalam of Chicago speaks about a new bill called the Power Act, which aims to bring more regulation to the environmental and financial impacts of the growing data center industry in the state.

New state legislation targets data centers’ environmental impacts

A coalition of environmental advocates Wednesday introduced state legislation to guard against impacts on natural resources and consumers’ wallets from future growth of data centers in Illinois.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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