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St. Zachary Catholic School in Des Plaines will close for good when the current school year ends.

St. Zachary School in Des Plaines to close after 61 years

A Roman Catholic elementary school in Des Plaines will close for good at the end of the current school year, the Archdiocese of Chicago confirmed Tuesday. St. Zachary...

Rachael Mahmood works with her fifth grade students at Georgetown Elementary School in Aurora. Mahmood is among 15 finalists in the running to be the 2024 Illinois Teacher of the Year.

How an Aurora teacher is giving students a sense of belonging

Rachael Mahmood, one of 15 finalists for 2024 Illinois Teacher of the Year, teaches her fifth grade students at Georgetown Elementary in Aurora to embrace their identity as their greatest strength.

Park district: No taxpayer dollars will be spent to expand Cosley Zoo parking

If the Wheaton Park District gets the green light to build a 93-space parking lot across the street from Cosley Zoo, the project would cost an estimated $2.1 million, off...

Schaumburg Mayor Tom Dailly, left, congratulates Sandy and Tony Meo, winners of the village’s Volunteer of the Year Award in the adult category. The couple, which has volunteered for decades at Spring Valley Nature Center, were honored Tuesday during the 36th annual awards luncheon.

From junior high to seniors, Schaumburg honors village’s top volunteers

Tuesday’s winners of Schaumburg’s annual Volunteer of the Year Awards demonstrated that giving back to one’s community can be meaningful and effective at any age. Meanwhi...

Learn about container gardening — vegetables, herbs and flowers — at the May 2 meeting of the Hoffman Estates Garden Club.

Home and garden calendar April 28- May 4

Garden club meetings, plant sales and more.

These Crispy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are seriously one of easiest desserts you will make.

Crispy oatmeal cookies are the very definition of quick, easy

These Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are seriously one of easiest desserts you will make. It is sure to be a hit with the kids and will become your new favorite cookie.

A new restaurant by the Bien Trucha Group is coming to the corner of Front and Hale streets in downtown Wheaton.

Taco restaurant to open in Wheaton, from the family behind a toda madre

The Bien Trucha restaurant group is developing an entirely new concept in downtown Wheaton. “This is going to be our first fast-casual restaurant,” Julio Cano said. “We've been planning this since before COVID.”