Kane County
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Support Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry at 13th annual Holiday Food DriveOct 31, 2020 11:00 pm - Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry is holding its 13th annual Holiday Food Drive from Nov. 1-25 at three area grocery stores: Prisco's Family Market, 1108 Prairie St., A...
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Eighth Blackbird series continues with Rebecca Rego's 'Songs for Cleaning Women' Nov. 11Oct 31, 2020 11:00 pm - The new "Eighth Blackbird Presents: The Chicago Artists Workshop" livestream concert series continues with Rebecca Rego in a concert inspired by Lucia Berlin's book, "So...
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As new data reveals inequities, few school districts take steps to give poor students moreOct 31, 2020 12:01 pm - Second of two parts. Nationwide, few school districts have made changes to deal with the inequities laid bare by new data on per-school spending that a federal law ...
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Even within the same district, some wealthy schools get millions more than poor onesOct 31, 2020 12:01 pm - First of two parts. By Tara García Mathewson The Hechinger Report At Ronald D. O'Neal Elementary School in Elgin, none of the third graders could read and write at...
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The Nature of Things: Osage-orange tree has flourished for centuries with its many usesOct 31, 2020 5:00 am - “Monkey brains!” the kids exclaimed as we reached the old dirt road. I was leading an outdoor school program, and it took me a moment to realize the students were referr...
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Arlington Heights woman helps energy provider tackle issues about race, equityOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - Growing up biracial in a predominantly Latino community, Nicole Durham learned the importance of appreciating others' differences and having tough conversations about ra...
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Batavia's Schlenker pulls away to win sectional crownOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - For almost the first two miles of the Class 3A Lyons Township girls cross county sectional Saturday, Batavia's Katrina Schlenker and Wheaton Warrenville South's Samantha...
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DuPage jail X-ray finds heroin inside womanOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage County sheriff's deputies found 14 bags of heroin inside a woman thanks to an X-ray machine purchased last year to reduce the need for strip searches, officials s...
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The Vines in Elgin holds Halloween hike for kidsOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - The Vines Senior Homes in Elgin continued its tradition of holding Halloween-themed events for area children on Saturday. An outdoor hike was held on the grounds of its ...
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Foul play suspected after body found in home in Aurora TownshipOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - Foul play is suspected, officials said after the body of a 51-year-old man was found Saturday morning inside a home under renovation east of Aurora. Kane County Sheriff'...