Education
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Robert Morris bets video game scholarships can draw talentOct 05, 2014 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — As a teenager, holed up in his bedroom, illuminated by the glow of his laptop, Youngbin Chung became addicted to video games. Ten-hours-a-day addicted. His gra...
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Salary increase a sticking point in Dist. 75 teacher's contract talksOct 05, 2014 1:01 am - The Mundelein Elementary District 75 School Board says one sticking point in the contract negotiations with the district's teachers is the amount of a salary increase te...
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Warren Township High School students to perform 'Our Town'Oct 04, 2014 11:00 pm - Warren Township High School students will perform Thorton Wilder's classic, "Our Town" on Oct. 8-10 at 7 p.m. in the Almond Black Box Theater. On Oct. 9 and 10 at 6 p.m...
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Historic women's vote behind creation of District 214Oct 04, 2014 7:20 am - Without their support, bid to create suburban district would have failed
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Drivers do the math on metric remnantsOct 04, 2014 1:01 am - TUCSON, Ariz. - North of the U.S.-Mexico border, a relatively barren stretch of an Arizona highway is lined with road signs that tell drivers how many kilometers they ar...
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Lake County retired teachers to meetOct 04, 2014 1:01 am - The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon at Maravela's Restaurant at Grand Avenue, Route 59 and Washington Street in Fox Lake, on Tuesday, Oct. 14....
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Streamwood school rebounds to win Blue Ribbon awardOct 04, 2014 1:00 am - The principal and teachers at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School in Streamwood dyed their hair blue Friday in celebration of winning a Blue Ribbon for Academic Exce...
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Panel to discuss proposed legislation on school fundingOct 03, 2014 1:01 am - A panel of Republican state lawmakers and suburban school superintendents Tuesday will discuss proposed legislation they say could result in significant funding cuts to ...
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School-custodian-turned author reads to students at Sprague School in LincolnshireOct 03, 2014 1:01 am - The melodious sounds of mice squeaking, alligators grunting, monkeys chattering, and elephants roaring billowed from the library windows at Laura B. Sprague Elementary S...
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Hinsdale District 86 teachers file strike noticeOct 03, 2014 1:01 am - The teachers union in Hinsdale High School District 86 has filed a 10-day notice to strike with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, the district announced Fr...