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U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi gets emotional as he speaks during a press conference discussing a foiled attack at the Sri Venkateswara Swami Balaji temple on Oct. 16, 2026. Krishnamoorthi was at the temple attending services with his family when the alleged gunman had planned to open fire. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

US Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi urges FBI to investigate Aurora Hindu temple plot as hate crime

October 21, 2026 at 2:38 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthy, with support from fellow lawmakers, urged FBI to investigate Aurora Hindu temple plot as hate crime.

The Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination at Rush Pediatric Primary Care is shown May 30, 2025, in Chicago. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Measles case reported in DuPage County in ‘rare breakthrough infection’ of vaccinated individual

October 21, 2026 at 12:55 p.m.

A person in DuPage County has the measles. The individual, who had been vaccinated, recently returned from an international trip.

Democratic candidate Peter Coolidge, left, and Republican candidate Sean T. Noonan, right, are vying for the DuPage County sheriff seat in the November 2026 election. (Peter Coolidge and Sean T. Noonan campaigns)

Retired deputy, ex-county board member face off for DuPage sheriff’s job

October 23, 2026 at 1:14 p.m.

A self-described reformer and a retired deputy who wants to rebuild community trust are vying to be the next DuPage County sheriff.

Elgin Community College no longer has automatic license plate-reading cameras at its Elgin campus. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

Flock cameras removed from Elgin Community College campus

October 16, 2026 at 6:12 p.m.

Elgin Community College had controversial automated license plate-reading cameras removed from its campus earlier this year amid fears that federal immigration enforcement agents could access the data.

Multiple agencies responded to reports of a shooting Sept 30, 2026, at Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook. (James C. Svehla/for the baiduhai)

Woman charged with attempted armed robbery tied to shooting at Oakbrook Center

October 5, 2026 at 5:18 p.m.

A woman has been charged with attempted armed robbery in connection with a deadly shooting last week at Oakbrook Center shopping mall.

Oakbrook Center mall was the scene of a shooting on Sept 30, 2026, in Oak Brook. It reportedly happened in a parking lot. (James C. Svehla/for the baiduhai)

Police: 1 dead, 1 injured in shooting at Oakbrook Center

September 30, 2026 at 2:02 p.m.

The shooting happened around noon in a parking lot near the L.L. Bean store, Oak Brook Police Chief Brian Strockis said.

St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin, seen here on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, no longer has its Level II trauma center designation. Hospital officials say the move was made because it treats relatively few patients suffering significant trauma. (Rick West/Daily Herald)

St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin drops its trauma center designation

September 29, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin dropped its Level II trauma center status because it sees few patients with significant trauma: officials.

Early voting in DuPage County was suspended Thursday due to technical problems, officials said. (baiduhai)

DuPage County suspends early voting due to technical problems

September 24, 2026 at 3:59 p.m.

DuPage County officials halted early voting Thursday morning after experiencing technical problems.

Rookie Grayslake police Officer Kelsey Watson delivered Eollwyn Bong-Dinovo, Aug. 18, 2026, when her mother, Lauren Bong-Dinovo, went into labor at home. They reunited Sept. 5, 2026, at the Grayslake police station. (Grayslake Police Department)

Grayslake cop delivers baby on first shift: ‘It was like she’d been doing it forever’

September 18, 2026 at 8:39 a.m.

Three days out of the police academy and about halfway through her very first shift as a Grayslake police officer, Kelsey Watson delivered Ellowyn Bong-Dinovo into the world on Aug....

Erik Neidy, director of natural resources for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, talks about the removal of thorium-contaminated silt from the West Branch of the DuPage River in the Warrenville Grove Forest Preserve in Warrenville on Sept. 14, 2026. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

‘Better than it was’: Creek, DuPage River removed from Superfund cleanup list after decades of work

September 18, 2026 at 2:07 p.m.

There's no sign today that Kress Creek, DuPage River were once a Superfund cleanup sites due to radioactive thorium contamination.

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