Wayne
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Some locals still fighting Common CoreAug 18, 2013 8:03 am - The new Common Core State Standards for reading and math are not without their critics. Erin Raasch, a Villa Park mom, runs the website StopCommonCoreIL.org. She aggrega...
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New curriculum standards change suburban classroomsAug 18, 2013 8:00 am - Times are changing, and classrooms are changing along with them. For this year’s start of the eighth-grade math class Evan Borkowski teaches at Algonquin Middle School,...
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Wayne girl donates more than 170 books to DuPage Family ShelterAug 16, 2013 12:00 pm - Kayla Dunlea's books cover the kitchen table from one end to the other at her home in Wayne. From works by Jodi Picoult and Nicholas Sparks to numerous kids' books, the...
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Comcast Channels 19 and 35 To Air Interview With Author Kenneth N. Green and His Talk About I'm From Division StreetAug 15, 2013 11:00 pm - Stephanie Stone's Steph's Show on Comcast Public Access TV will air an interview with Author/Attorney/Boxer Kenneth N. Green, who wrote the book I'm From Division Street...
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Youth Fall Auditions to include Black Box Theatre's Romeo & Juliet, Kids Company's The Bible Story of Joseph and the Youth Ensemble'sAug 15, 2013 11:00 pm - The Performing Arts Academy at Fox Valley Repertory is proud to offer advanced, audition-only programs for multiple age groups this fall. These early fall programs at th...
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U-46 teachers to get new laptopsAug 15, 2013 5:00 am - As Elgin Area School District U-46 teachers get their classrooms in order ahead of students' return next week, most also will be logging into new laptops. The district ...
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International artist-in-residence project to center on meaning of "home"Aug 14, 2013 11:00 pm - The West Chicago City Museum, in collaboration with People Made Visible, Inc., will welcome international Artist-in-Residence Irene Pérez to West Chicago August 25 throu...
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North Star Drill Team Rock StarsAug 14, 2013 11:00 pm - The North Star Drill Team started off the school year hosting their 13th Annual Kids Camp. The camp was held at Bell-Graham August 12-15th. More than 100 area first- t...
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All systems go for Fox Valley football teamsAug 14, 2013 9:13 pm - St. Edward football coach Mike Rolando said Wednesday he might have panicked had the IHSA’s new practice acclimatization rules taken effect in a previous season. Institu...
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New Fox River & Countryside fire station clears first obstacleAug 14, 2013 5:40 pm - Construction on a new Station No. 3 that actually sits within the coverage area of the Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District might begin by the end of the year if...