Shaw Local News Network

The Village of Bourbonnais announced the winners for the fifth annual “Very Merry Coloring Contest.”

Connie Kuehn to focus on cruising from New York City to Quebec.

McHenry boys basketball finished second at the East Aurora Holiday Classic, Crystal Lake Central beat Woodstock North at the E.C. Nichols Holiday Tournament, plus more boys and girls basketball scores in Saturday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Waubonsie Valley held off a furious Glenbard South fourth-quarter rally to win the Bill Neibch Holiday Classic championship for the second year in a row Saturday, 52-48 at Wheaton North.

The Lemont High School District 210 Board of Education has selected Matt Maxwell as the district’s next superintendent.

A man was killed Friday after a head-on crash near Wonder Lake, officials said.

Sycamore reached the finals at Elgin, the Kaneland girls will be going for third at Rockford plus other basketball and wrestling in the roundup.

Glenbard South's stifling defense earned the Raiders a berth in Saturday’s Bill Neibch Holiday Classic championship game with a 30-21 semifinal win over Downers Grove North on Friday night.

A new Illinois law that takes effect Jan. 1 prohibits discrimination based on a person’s reproductive health decisions, including fertility care and abortion.

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza encourages Illinois residents to begin the new year with a solid fiscal plan, “Starting the new year with a fresh commitment to review and better manage your money is a great way to kick off 2025," she said while offering these tips.

“The Greatest Love of All: A Tribute to Whitney Houston” starring Belinda Davids will be at the downtown Joliet theatre Wednesday, Jan. 22.

Morris won at the Plano Christmas Classic and more holiday basketball results in Thursday's The Herald-News roundup.

Lake County Sheriff’s crash investigators are looking into a Christmas Eve crash that left one man dead.

Drop off your tree at one of eight marked sites across Lake County, open daily from 6:30 a.m. to sunset through Feb. 1, 2025.

Great Lakes Credit Union, a not-for-profit financial cooperative headquartered in northern Illinois, celebrated its Juntos Avanzamos designation Oct. 1 by hosting a proclamation ceremony at its Waukegan branch.