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Last year, Spencer Manning placed third in the Individual Player National Championship Tournament. This year, the Adlai E. Stevenson High School junior bested more than 300 fellow high school students to take the top prize.

From standby to standout: Stevenson student wins national quiz bowl title

Adlai E. Stevenson High School junior Spencer Manning arrived at this month’s scholastic bowl tournament in Rosemont as a standby, unsure he would even compete. He left as a champion, besting more than 300 other students to take first place in the nation's premier quiz bowl competition.

Naperville Central High School teacher Seth Brady tries to hide his emotion Thursday as a roomful of students and coworkers applaud him for being named Illinois Teacher of the Year. His wife, Allison, and daughter, Grace, are pictured at left.

‘Truly changes lives’: Naperville Central’s Brady named Illinois Teacher of the Year

Naperville Central High School social studies teacher Seth Brady was named Illinois Teacher of the Year on Thursday. One student characterized his classes as “by far the most defining experiences of my high school years.”

The Federal Aviation Administration announced a preliminary flight cap for O’Hare International Airport that would limit operations to a maximum 2,708 fights a day, down from the 3,080 airport officials had sought.

FAA cuts more than 370 daily flights at O’Hare this summer, citing safety, efficiency

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a preliminary flight cap at O’Hare International Airport for the summer that cuts operations at less drastic levels than the agency previously considered

State legislation that would ban cellphone use during class in schools continues to move through the General Assembly. St. Charles Unit District 303 crafted a new cellphone policy last year that requires students to place their phones in pouches like these before class begins.

Will this be the year the state legislature approves a cellphone ban in schools?

Illinois is one of only eight states that have no statewide restrictions on the use of cellphones in public schools. That could change this spring.

Playground equipment, pickleball courts and a pavilion are among the new amenities at Town Center Park in Deer Park. Funding for the project is included in the new budget for the 2027 fiscal year.

Cash for concerts, roads in new $6.9 million Deer Park budget

A new summer concert series, roadwork and stormwater drainage improvements are among the projects funded in Deer Park’s budget for the next fiscal year.

Aurora Mayor John Laesch gives the 2026 State of the City address Thursday night at Aurora University.

Aurora mayor renews call to prioritize people, planet over profit

In his first State of the City speech since becoming mayor of Aurora, John Laesch reiterated his belief that city government should prioritize people and the environment.

Lena DeBlasio, 3, of Prospect Heights plants a marigold as she and her grandmother attend the Earth Day event Saturday at Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington.

Crafts and critters offer Earth Day fun at Crabtree Nature Center

Fun outdoor and indoor activities were part of the Earth Day and Nature Play event Saturday at Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington.

Grayslake firefighters with seven other departments battled an apartment blaze late Friday.

Residents evacuated, units damaged in Grayslake apartment fire

No one was injured after flames tore through a three-story structure in Grayslake. Authorities are investigating the cause.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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