John Starks

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | John Starks

Elijah Morgan of Gilberts helped set up the Juneteenth Summer Jam event on Thursday in Carpentersville. John Starks/[email protected] Tola Makinde was pleased to see a diverse crowd, particularly young people, attending the Juneteenth Summer Jam on Thursday in Carpentersville. “That’s what it should be all about — celebrating this diversity and culture. It shouldn’t be just Black people here,” said Makinde, who originally called for the celebration four years ago.

2 weeks ago | shawlocal.com | John Starks

June 10, 2025NewsHigh School SportsBearseNewspaperEvent CalendarWeekend PlansShaw Local RadioSt. Charles East’s Addison Wolf reacts after being slapped in the helmet very hard by teammate Hayden Sujack in an IHSA Class 4A supersectional softball game against Barrington in Barrington on Monday, May 9, 2025. Sujack had just hit a home run and Wolf then hit a double. (John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald./John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.)More Shaw Local Network news

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | John Starks

Posted June 08, 2025 6:00 am Melas Park on Central Road in Mount Prospect has enough of everything to keep families active, including four lighted, synthetic turf softball diamonds; multiple soccer and lacrosse fields; paved trails; two sand volleyball courts; a playground for children; a picnic area; concession stand and a dog park.

3 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | John Starks

Athletes from all around the suburbs competed in events at Eastern Illinois University for a chance to be called “state champion”. Elmhurst I.C. Catholic’s Evan Smith explodes out of the blocks at the start of the Class 1A 400-meter dash at the IHSA boys state track and field finals in Charleston on Saturday, May 31, 2025.

2 months ago | dailyherald.com | John Starks

Daily Herald photographers are always on the street finding the best moments of you and your neighbors in the Chicago suburbs. Salt Creek Park District pre-school-students dodge raindrops as they celebrate Arbor Day at the Rose Park Community Center Friday, April 25, 2025 in Palatine. Brian Hill/[email protected] Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker helps move a podium for photographers following speeches at Laborers Local 68 headquarters in Lombard on Monday, April14, 2025.