Daily Herald News
Elgin Illinois news from the Daily Herald. This page uses the Daily Herald Newspaper’s official news feed.
Mayors clamor for revival of western access to O'Hare
Feb 5, 2012What was once touted as a plan to provide access to the west side of O'Hare Airport -- complete with a new terminal -- has evolved into a plan financed by the doubling of tolls to run an expressway ar...Leave a comment
Waukegan black man grew up believing he was white
Feb 5, 2012Growing up in a white middle-class suburban family, Michael Fosberg was 33 years old when he learned his biological father was black. He's turned the discovery into an acclaimed one-act play about ide...Leave a comment
Fox Valley Repertory puts on excellent shows
Feb 5, 2012Live theater is always a good entertainment option in the Tri-Cities area, and the Fox Valley Repertory continues to produce outstanding shows, columnist Dave Heun says....Leave a comment
Police reports
Feb 5, 2012An employee of a fast-food restaurant in the 200 block of South Randall Road reported that on Nov. 30 a group of five men ate food and left without paying. The employee said one the men came back into...Leave a comment
South Elgin snares 1st regional crown
Feb 4, 2012Devontae Joshua had no clue what was going on. All the Larkin heavyweight knew was he could hear his name being chanted like something out of the movie Rudy and a sea of newfound fans were rushing to ...Leave a comment
Montini survives at St. Edward
Feb 4, 2012Road games in the Suburban Christian Conference can be brutal, particularly for an opponent venturing into the pressurized bandbox at St. Edward. "It's just an unbelievable place to play," fourth-year...Leave a comment
Wrestling/Fox Valley regional roundup
Feb 4, 2012Burlington Central had two champions and Hampshire one Saturday at separate Class 2A wrestling regionals. Rockets' seniors Buddy Toth and Omar Awad each had their hands raised in victory at the DeKalb...Leave a comment
Boys basketball/Fox Valley roundup
Feb 4, 2012Burlington Central 67, Harvard 52: Ryan Ritchie scored 24 points and Bryce Warner added 16 as the Rockets (14-9, 5-2) got off to a 13-0 start and never looked back in this Big Northern East win. Ray H...Leave a comment
Girls basketball/Fox Valley roundup
Feb 4, 2012South Elgin 61, Lake Park 50: South Elgin senior Becca Smith climbed even closer to 2,000 points for her career Saturday when she scored 22 in the Storm's Upstate Eight Valley win on the road. Smith n...Leave a comment
St. Edward, Westminster optimistic about postseason
Feb 4, 2012One of the motivating factors of the postseason comes when you get a chance to knock off an opponent you've lost to during the season. But while that may be looming in the minds of the St. Edward girl...Leave a comment
Elgin library showcases black history at festival
Feb 4, 2012The theme of the annual festival, attended by hundreds of people and now in its 7th year, was "African American Firsts: Black Americans Who Have Shaped Our Country." It featured cultural and artistic ...Leave a comment
Re-enactors flock to military history fest
Feb 4, 2012Pirates, Romans, Revolutionary War soldiers, Elizabethean bodyguards and other historical re-enactors took people who attended the annual Military History Fest/Reenacting and Trade Faire through 2,000...Leave a comment
Elgin man faces multiple drug charges
Feb 4, 2012An Elgin man is facing multiple drug charges stemming from two incidents over the past three days. Undercover police say they bought heroin from him and when he was arrested two days later, police fou...Leave a comment
Schaumburg police charge woman in prostitution sting
Feb 4, 2012A Milwaukee woman is charged with prostitution after a sting by Schaumburg police at a hotel. The woman was convicted of a similar crime in 2007....Leave a comment
Elgin man halfway through 48-state bicycle trip
Feb 4, 2012Jose Merlos is about halfway done with an epic bike trip that started in Seattle and will criss-cross the nation by the time it is finished, touching 48 states and spanning up to 17,000 miles. Merlos,...Leave a comment
South Elgin's Smith goes over 1,900
Feb 3, 2012South Elgin senior Becca Smith became the third leading scorer in Fox Valley girls basketball history Friday night when she scored 30 points in the Storm's 68-59 Upstate Eight Valley Division loss at ...Leave a comment
Dentist wins St. Charles' highest honor
Feb 3, 2012William Kelly is a St. Charles dentist, but no one ever said getting him to volunteer is like pulling teeth. Kelly's long history of community involvement in St. Charles and the long tenure of his den...Leave a comment
Bullets bring trouble to schools, students
Feb 3, 2012There has been an increasing number of bullets being found in suburban schools. And it's no laughing matter. What follows isn't much different than what happens if a gun is discovered in school. One s...Leave a comment
Car rolls over in Bartlett collision
Feb 3, 2012Firefighters had to extract a driver from her car following a rollover accident Friday afternoon in Bartlett, authorities said....Leave a comment
Middle school students visit ECC for look at college life
Feb 3, 2012Students from Algonquin Middle School visited Elgin Community College Friday morning as part of the college's Middle School Fridays program. Students learn about college and the opportunities availabl...Leave a comment



















