Schools Stories from September 10, 2012 (Change date)
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Hernandez, Herrera combine for Glenbard WestSep 11, 2012 8:49 pm - Glenbard West senior Jimmy Hernandez crossed the soccer ball into the penalty area, and Shawn Herrera headed it past Willowbrook goalkeeper Luke Ruszkowski in the sevent...
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Stevenson teacher among finalists for state’s bestSep 10, 2012 5:23 pm - Andrew Conneen, a political science teacher at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, is one of nine finalists for the 2012-13 Illinois Teacher of the Year, Ill...
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Benet keeps proving itselfSep 11, 2012 8:49 pm - Benet and Downers Grove North both lost key pieces off last year’s winning teams. Rebuilding is going in two distinctly different directions. The No. 3 Redwings remained...
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West Chicago enjoys sister actSep 10, 2012 10:25 pm - Two sisters on one team is hardly unheard of to West Chicago coach Kris Hasty. But three? “I don’t think I’ve had that before,” said Hasty, now in her 19th year. “It’s a...
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New twist on Mundelein Idol contestSep 10, 2012 4:13 pm - Mundelein High School’s annual Mundelein Idol music competition will take place Saturday, Oct. 13. This year, for the first time, two winners will be crowned because par...
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Ryder Cup volunteers: A once-in-a-lifetime dealSep 25, 2012 3:00 pm - Jerry Gordon was superintendent of Bloomingdale's elementary schools for more than a decade, overseeing a multimillion-dollar budget and charged with the well-being of h...
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Highland Hounds devour books in summer reading challengeSep 11, 2012 11:33 am - Flavia Birdsell wanted to prevent her three elementary-age sons from losing the reading skills they had spent the past school year developing. So, instead of spending th...
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Elgin Woman’s Club marks 125 years of serviceSep 11, 2012 6:40 am - Can you imagine starting a new club for women with just an ad in the newspaper and expecting the group to last 125 years? While the odds might seem against you, that’s ...
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Consistent Kaneland too much for RosarySep 10, 2012 10:25 pm - The first doubles match told the story Monday afternoon in Aurora. Rosary senior Paige Robinson and her partner, junior Andrea Goyao, had all the early momentum against ...
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Local WWII vet remembered for special diplomaSep 10, 2012 10:25 pm - Buffalo Grove man dies at 86