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How your at-home DNA test results could solve cold cases

By Daron Taylor and Taylor Turner
Jan 12, 2019 6:00 AM - The rise of consumer genetic tests has provided law enforcement with new tools that have the potential to break open cold cases.
Deepak Chopra has a prescription for what ails technology

Geoffrey A. Fowler
Jan 12, 2019 6:00 AM - Deepak Chopra collects data on his sleep, his breathing and his stress. He lives in a "smart home" that controls his circadian rhythms through internet-connected lights. And he thinks all of us should, too. "I think in today's age everybody is a tech guy. You have to be, otherwise you become irrelevant," he says.
'Dominique was love': Girl saved by groundbreaking surgery dies unexpectedly

By Burt Constable
Jan 8, 2019 5:52 AM - The groundbreaking surgery that transformed the life of a little girl built a bond between her family in Africa and her host family here. In the wake of her shocking and unexpected death at age 2, there is an effort to keep that spirit alive.
'It just restored my faith in people': St. Charles business helps woman experiencing car problems

By Lauren Rohr
Dec 27, 2018 3:08 PM - Helen Hines of Oak Park was in need of a little good fortune after her car died earlier this year. What she got was compassion from employees of a St. Charles automobile detailing company who knew very little about her, yet completed $260 worth of work for free.
Comfort and joy: Santa's visit brightens day for kids at Central DuPage Hospital

By Bev Horne
Dec 20, 2018 7:31 AM - Santa usually limits his house calls to once a year. But he made an exception Wednesday when he visited with young patients and their parents at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield.
Daily Herald honors 8 for continued excellence

Daily Herald report
Dec 17, 2018 5:34 PM - The Daily Herald has honored eight employees with Awards of Excellence at its annual ceremony this month.
The newspaper legacy the Paddocks leave: Fearing God, telling the truth, making money

Dec 17, 2018 10:58 AM - On Dec. 15, 1898, Hosea C. Paddock started his newspaper business in the rural hamlets that would become the Northwest suburbs. After 120 years of leadership from four generations of the Paddock family, his descendants have sold the Daily Herald media company to its employees.
You have until Saturday night to enter our holiday lights contest. Here's how.

Daily Herald report
Dec 7, 2018 4:11 PM - The end of the night Saturday is the deadline to nominate your outdoor display for the Daily Herald's annual holiday lights contest. Visit events.dailyherald.com and upload a photo on the contest page.
After 120 years, Paddock family sells stake in Daily Herald to employees

By Christopher Placek
Dec 6, 2018 8:19 PM - Nearly 120 years after Hosea Cornish Paddock bought the paper that would become the Daily Herald, his descendants are completing its sale to employees.
Arlington Heights hospital welcomes back doctor who served in Kuwait

Daily Herald report
Dec 3, 2018 5:50 PM - Northwest Community Hospital employees gave a hero's welcome home to one of their own. Emergency department physician Dr. Jonathan Garlovsky, a U.S. Army Reserve captain, returned to the Arlington Heights hospital Monday morning.

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