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Metal artist’s ‘Fiddler in the Field’ stands out in St. Charles sculpture park

Metal artist’s ‘Fiddler in the Field’ stands out in St. Charles sculpture park

The sculpture “Fiddler in the Field” stands out as columnist Dave Heun’s favorite so far this year at the Sculpture in the Park gallery in St. Charles’ Mount St. Mary Park.

 
Boys lacrosse: St. Viator comes from behind to knock off Glenbard West in state semifinals

Boys lacrosse: St. Viator comes from behind to knock off Glenbard West in state semifinals

St. Viator defeated Glenbard West 6-5 in the boys lacrosse state semifinals and will meet Wheaton Academy in the championship game. The Warriors defeated St. Ignatius 15-9 Thursday.

 
Girls soccer: Timothy Christian shut out in Class 1A semifinals, will play for third place

Girls soccer: Timothy Christian shut out in Class 1A semifinals, will play for third place

Timothy Christian lost 4-0 in the Class 1A girls soccer semifinals to downstate Father McGivney in Naperville on Thursday.

 
Girls lacrosse: York defeats Marist at state semifinals; Barrington falls to Loyola

Girls lacrosse: York defeats Marist at state semifinals; Barrington falls to Loyola

York beat Marist and Loyola defeated Barrington on Thursday to advance to the girls lacrosse state championship game Saturday.

 
Cream of Wheaton opens summer fest season

Cream of Wheaton opens summer fest season

The opening of the Cream of Wheaton means summer is here. The festival continues through the weekend with a bunch of bands in Memorial Park.

 
Ahead of possible referendum, District 214 hosts inaugural ‘State of the District’

Ahead of possible referendum, District 214 hosts inaugural ‘State of the District’

Northwest Suburban High School District 214 on Thursday held its first State of the District event, where Superintendent Scott Rowe laid the groundwork for the district’s first possible referendum in more than 50 years.

 
Naperville police make another gun arrest at Topgolf

Naperville police make another gun arrest at Topgolf

A convicted felon was ordered held in jail pretrial in DuPage County after being arrested with a loaded firearm outside Naperville’s Topgolf facility Wednesday.

 
Supreme Court chooses Kane County judge to head up electronic monitoring fix

Supreme Court chooses Kane County judge to head up electronic monitoring fix

In the wake of several high-profile electronic monitoring failures — the most recent leading to the killing of a Chicago police officer — the Illinois Supreme Court is launching a new task force to fix the system. And it’ll be a suburban judge leading the way.

 
Suburban schools ready for state ban on cellphones in class

Suburban schools ready for state ban on cellphones in class

A pending state law will require school districts to largely ban students from using cellphones during the school day. But many suburban districts have already done that and say they are seeing a difference already in student behavior.

 
St. Charles leaders affirm historical significance and role of the Fox River dam

St. Charles leaders affirm historical significance and role of the Fox River dam

St. Charles City Council members made it clear this week that the Fox River dam — and impoundment north of it — are important to the city.

 
Morton Arboretum’s tree-planting proposal named a finalist in World Business Chicago competition

Morton Arboretum’s tree-planting proposal named a finalist in World Business Chicago competition

The Morton Arboretum’s “Green City Rising: People and Trees Thriving Together” innovative urban design concept is one of six finalists in the Horizon Lines: Visions for Chicago 2050 competition, World Business Chicago announced Wednesday.

 
Batavia to give $1 million for apartment development

Batavia to give $1 million for apartment development

Batavia plans to give $1 million to a developer who plans to buy a former quarry along South River Street and construct a mixed-income apartment building.

 
Details scarce in daylong death investigation that closed I-290

Details scarce in daylong death investigation that closed I-290

Authorities have not released any details into a death investigation that closed both directions of Interstate 290 for more than seven hours Thursday.

 
Schmit: On Barrington, Naperville Central and the perils of being undefeated

Schmit: On Barrington, Naperville Central and the perils of being undefeated

Unbeaten teams almost always find out how the other half lives, eventually.

 
Sweet! National Donut Day deals on Friday

Sweet! National Donut Day deals on Friday

Friday is National Donut Day and there plenty of deals and freebies at shops across the suburbs. Plus. you could win doughnuts for a year, and maybe even for life, at Stan’s Donuts.

 
Daily Herald photo contest winners for May 2026

Daily Herald photo contest winners for May 2026

The top finishers in May’s amateur photo contest showcase nature’s beauty.

 
Authorities identify woman found dead in Aurora outlet mall retention pond

Authorities identify woman found dead in Aurora outlet mall retention pond

Authorities have identified the woman whose body was found Monday in a retention pond at Chicago Premium Outlets in Aurora.

 
Berwyn man charged with aggravated DUI in fatal Tri-State crash

Berwyn man charged with aggravated DUI in fatal Tri-State crash

A Berwyn man was charged Tuesday after officials say he crashed into three workers on the Tri-State Tollway over the weekend, killing one of them.

 

Federal immigration arrest outside Kane jail was legal, state’s attorney and undersheriff say

The Kane County state’s attorney and an undersheriff said Wednesday federal immigration agents were allowed to arrest two people exiting the Kane County jail.

 
Why Batavia police may need your video footage after Wednesday robbery

Why Batavia police may need your video footage after Wednesday robbery

Police are asking the public for help after an overnight robbery at Windmill Market and Spirits in Batavia on Wednesday.

 

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