Chicago Daily Herald

St. Charles officials have abandoned hope for securing federal money for its $30 million Red Gate Bridge project through U.S. Rep. Bill Foster's office.

Funding based on graduations rather than enrollment could be a good idea for Illinois state colleges and universities, members of a commission studying the issue agreed Tuesday.

Could Des Plaines be the center for awakening a new Christian revival? That's the vision of Des Plaines resident Jeff Bilotich and the Straightened Path Ministry that hopes to draw tens of thousands of believers to renew their faith during a two-week-long spiritual camp at Des Plaines' Historic Methodist Campground, Sept. 7 through 21.

Tod Curtis is looking to be reimbursed about $276,000 in legal fees he paid to defend himself against an eminent domain lawsuit filed by Mount Prospect village officials.

A 12-year-old Gurnee boy is being held by Lake County juvenile authorities in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 3-year-old hearing-impaired girl on a school bus.

"I loved the infantry because they were the underdogs. They were the mud, rain, frost and wind boys... and in the end they were the guys without whom the Battle could not have been won."

The study area spans more than 5 miles, but a mere 330 feet between traffic signals at Millburn and Grass Lake roads is at the epicenter of frustrating traffic jams on Route 45 in northern Lake County.

Cook County Commissioner Timothy Schneider believes he has seized the initiative to turn back a red-light-camera program with the legal finding that the county can't arbitrarily impose it on municipalities.

Did your middle school student not make the "A" team for volleyball? Park districts and recreation departments believe they have a response to Elgin Area School District U-46's decision to eliminate middle school "B" teams as part of budget cuts.

As he prepares to join the war in Afghanistan, Woodstock native Jeff Austin is clear about his mission, and his role with the U.S. Army Reserve.

It's a study of contrasts, these two homes on the 400 block of East Chicago Street in Elgin.One is an ornate 1872 Italianate style house that was featured on one of Elgin's neighborhood house tours a few years ago.

Amidst photos and handwritten letters in auction boxes connected to former Gov. Rod Blagojevich are confidential client-attorney papers from his lawyer days and opposition research on his 2006 gubernatorial race rival Judy Baar Topinka, a Northwestern University librarian said Wednesday.

On a day when the sky looked exactly the opposite of what it did 20 years ago, Plainfield came together again.

About 14 months ago, an unknown singer from Mount Prospect almost skipped his "American Idol" audition at the United Center because it was too hot and the line to try out was too long.

The attorney for a Chicago woman accused of neglecting a horse she kept in Crystal Lake said he may ask a judge to move the case from McHenry County because of erroneous pretrial publicity linking his client to another animal abuse case.

Though recent events seemed to conspire against it, the first-anniversary event of a Barrington-area coalition aimed at preventing suicide and promoting mental health was a joyous and upbeat occasion Friday afternoon.

It was 29 years ago that Eleanor Spoors' oldest child was killed, but her faith that his murderer would be held accountable never wavered.

The village of Plainfield shows little evidence of the devastation that ripped the community apart 20 years ago Saturday. The modern high school on Fort Beggs Drive looks like many that have been built in recent years.

All places of assembly would be restricted from locating in a residential area of unincorporated DuPage County if a controversial proposal is approved.

The second round of 2011 budget pitches by department heads saw the Kane County Board take on other elected officials for the first time. But the biggest questions arose for the budget of an elected official who didn't show up to provide answers.