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Digital Services Librarian Amy Peterson with an e-book Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at the Schaumburg Township District Library in Schaumburg. Libraries are trying to build public support for a pending Illinois bill that would create the Digital Library Protection Act to control the costs libraries pay to license the e-books and e-audiobooks in their collections.
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Libraries pay more for e-books than consumers. State lawmakers are trying to change that

October 7, 2026 at 10:58 a.m.

Patrons borrowing an e-book or a digital audiobook from their local library may not realize that libraries pay four or five times more for those materials than the average consumer.

Presidents Cup Executive Director Joie Chitwood III talks about how stands were built to create an exciting atmosphere at the tee box for the first hole at Medinah Country Club. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

After years of preparation for the Presidents Cup, Medinah is ready for its moment

September 23, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Getting Medinah Country Club ready for the Presidents Cup required both logistical preparation and physical construction.

Palatine High School photographed on Sept. 7, 2022, in Palatine. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Fired Palatine High staffer says she was dismissed for sharing video of student abuse

September 22, 2026 at 7:29 p.m.

The former employee attributes her firing to sharing video of a staff member grabbing a Black student from behind and shoving him repeatedly into the metal roll-down door of a...

A sign prohibiting ICE activity on village-owned property is displayed at the entrance to the Village Hall lot in Hanover Park on Sept. 8, 2026. In December 2025, Hanover Park trustees approved an ordinance and signs prohibiting ICE from staging any enforcement activity on municipal property. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

‘Right thing to do’ or ‘feel-good’ PR? Suburbs split on whether ICE bans on municipal property actually work.

September 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A year after Operation Midway Blitz, questions linger whether local laws prohibiting immigration enforcement on municipal property have been effective.

The clubhouse is a hub of activity during the 1st round of the 88th PGA Championship at Medinah Country Club on Aug. 17, 2006. (Phil Velasquez/baiduhai)

Massive economic impact — around $175M — could come to area from Presidents Cup later this month

September 8, 2026 at 11:31 a.m.

The PGA Tour’s Presidents Cup tournament coming to Medinah Country Club this month could have a $175 million economic impact for the region.

Poonam Thakkar, of Bartlett, has been missing in Nepal since last week's massive flood near the Tibet border. Her oldest sister and two cousins are now in Nepal searching for her. (Gunjan Thakkar)

‘We believe she’s still there’: Family searches for Bartlett woman missing in devastating Nepal flood

September 3, 2026 at 10:39 a.m.

Family members of a Bartlett woman who went missing in last week’s massive flood in Nepal have been in Kathmandu since Monday hoping to find her and bring her home...

Roosevelt Incubator for Schaumburg Enterprises program participants line up alongside Director Brian Margulis as he speaks prior to a ribbon-cutting event at Roosevelt University's Schaumburg campus on Aug. 4, 2026. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

RISE business incubator opens as Roosevelt University’s Schaumburg campus marks 30 years

August 5, 2026 at 1:14 p.m.

Roosevelt University and the village of Schaumburg Tuesday launched a new business incubator program to assist suburban entrepreneurs at the now 30-year-old campus just north of Woodfield Mall.

The site of a former Prospect Heights hotel remains undeveloped on July 16, 2025. Prospect Heights has approved a redrawing of the property line between Aviation Plaza at 1098 S. Milwaukee Ave. and the former hotel site to the north to allow construction of Sky Harbour's eight proposed hangars at Chicago Executive Airport. (Eric Peterson/Daily Herald)

Prospect Heights zoning board to review proposed new hangars at Chicago Executive Airport

July 22, 2026 at 1:34 p.m.

New York-based Sky Harbour’s proposal for seven new hangars at Chicago Executive Airport will go before Prospect Heights’ planning and zoning board of appeals.

Residents of Hoffman Estates, Barrington Hills and South Barrington last week protest the proposed rezoning of the 186-acre Plum Farms property at routes 59 and 72. Landowner Karis Critical has since withdrawn its rezoning request for rezoning for a data center from Hoffman Estates consideration. (John Starks/Daily Herald)

Rezoning request withdrawn for Hoffman Estates data center

July 2, 2026 at 1:05 p.m.

The owner of a Hoffman Estates property has withdrawn its request to rezone the site so a data center could have been built there.

Outside Opinion: Export-Import Bank does Illinois no good

June 17, 2018 at 10:24 a.m.

Conservatives in Congress are pressing to end the Export-Import Bank, an agency that provides loans, loan guarantees and credit insurance to help U.S. companies export goods overseas. The bank's authorization...

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