All Stories from February 27, 2024 (Change date)
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Des Plaines principal a finalist for Golden Apple leadership awardFeb 27, 2024 10:06 am - A Des Plaines elementary school teacher is among the six finalists for the 2024 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership. Lisa Bucciarelli-Carlos has served since ...
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The Northwest Suburban Office of Right At Home, hosts free community speaker session with Alzheimer’s AssociationFeb 27, 2024 10:00 am - The Northwest Suburban Office of Right At Home is excited to announce a free Community Speaker Session, “Caregiver Tips and Strategies for Responding to Dementia Related ...
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Biden and party leaders implore Speaker Johnson to help Ukraine in 'intense' Oval Office meetingFeb 27, 2024 8:55 am - WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders emerged from an “intense” Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden on Tuesday speaking optimistically about the prospects for avoid...
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Kids are using phones in class, even when it’s against the rules. Should schools ban them all day?Feb 27, 2024 8:55 am - SAN FRANCISCO — In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students us...
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Wild weather bringing suburbs three seasons in one dayFeb 27, 2024 7:42 am - Enjoy it while it lasts, because the warm weather the suburbs woke up to today isn’t going to last. Forecasts suggest the area could see a little bit of summer, spring an...
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DuPage County Health Department to give kids free dental examsFeb 27, 2024 7:23 am - Dentists at the DuPage County Health Department in Wheaton will provide free dental screenings for children on Friday, March 1. The health department is participating in ...
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Des Plaines woman’s ID stolen for fake tax return, police sayFeb 27, 2024 7:23 am - A Des Plaines woman’s Social Security number was stolen and used to file a fraudulent income tax return, police said Monday. The fake return was filed Feb. 15. The scam w...
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Carol Stream chamber seeks new CEOFeb 27, 2024 7:22 am - The Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce has launched a search for both an interim director and a permanent director. The positions opened after chamber CEO Miriam Jones anno...
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Germany and Poland say they're not sending troops to Ukraine as the Kremlin warns of wider warFeb 27, 2024 7:16 am - BRUSSELS — European military heavyweights Germany and Poland affirmed Tuesday that they would not be sending troops to Ukraine, after reports that some Western countries ...
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By defining sex, some states are denying transgender people legal recognitionFeb 27, 2024 7:15 am - TOPEKA, Kan. — Mack Allen, an 18-year-old high school senior from Kansas, braces for sideways glances, questioning looks and snide comments whenever he has to hand over h...