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The Northwest Herald honors the Women of Distinction award winners during a luncheon on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at Boulder Ridge Country Club, in Lake in the Hills. The luncheon recognized 10 women in the community as Women of Distinction.






Dundee-Crown senior Jordyn Jeffs hit a walk-off home run to beat Burlington Central and set the program’s single-season home run record that had stood since 1984. Jeffs is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.



Authorities investigate the cause of a home explosion and remove debris on Monday, May 18, 2026, in 7400 block of Birch Drive, in Wonder Lake, after the Sunday evening explosion that killed one resident of a home and sent two others to the hospital.