Education
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Constable: Citizen scientists research birds and beesSep 14, 2014 7:45 am - For most of human history, the best hope for a person without a Ph.D. or white lab coat to contribute to scientific research was to end up with his or her skull on a she...
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Freshman enrollment drops at U of ISep 13, 2014 1:01 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Freshman enrollment at the University of Illinois's flagship campus is down this semester by 5.4 percent from a year ago, according to the school. The ...
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Warren homecoming parade:Sep 12, 2014 1:01 am - Warren Township High School hosts its annual homecoming parade through Gurnee at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14. The parade will move down Old Grand Avenue to the O'Plaine C...
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Mundelein High School celebrates homecomingSep 12, 2014 1:01 am - "There's No Place Like Homecoming" is this year's theme for Mundelein High School's homecoming. The school held its annual parade Friday, stepping off from Hawley Street...
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Constable: A happy time — with a side of sadnessSep 11, 2014 5:30 am - My memory of being dropped off at college consists of me shaking my parents' hands (which was our family custom at the time) and waving as Dad and Mom drove off. It didn...
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To students today, 9/11 is like ancient historySep 11, 2014 5:30 am - Fremd High School social studies teacher Jason Spoor-Harvey was leading classes Wednesday about Sept. 11, 2001, and he could see the shock and changed perspectives of th...
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District 25 schools dealing with overcrowdingSep 11, 2014 1:01 am - Several schools in Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 are overcrowded, said officials, who on Thursday presented the school board with a timeline and process to fi...
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Schaumburg library celebrates banned booksSep 11, 2014 1:01 am - The Schaumburg Township District Library is helping teens and adults celebrate their right to read this September through a monthlong expansion of the national Banned Bo...
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Current Roosevelt students can finish degrees in Schaumburg, officials saySep 11, 2014 1:01 am - Roosevelt University students beginning degree programs at the Schaumburg campus this fall will be able to complete them there, despite the school's plans to pull many o...
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Schaumburg holds Citizen Police Academy this fallSep 11, 2014 1:01 am - The Schaumburg Police Department is accepting applications through Oct. 1 for the 34th session of its Citizen Police Academy. The upcoming session starts Oct. 8 and runs...