Education
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Local high schools ranked:Apr 26, 2013 5:29 pm - Several area schools have made the U.S. News & World Report 2013 list of best high schools. Illinois rankings of top high schools included: Deerfield (5); Adlai E. Steve...
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Grayslake D46 board rejects cutting five employeesApr 26, 2013 5:29 pm - Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members have rejected the administration’s recommendation to dismiss media employees in an effort to trim a projected $2.2 million...
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D95 hires new principal:Apr 26, 2013 5:25 pm - The Lake Zurich Unit District 95 school board has hired Christopher Martelli as the new principal for May Whitney Elementary School. Martelli is currently assistant prin...
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Illinois cuts off funding for charter school operatorApr 26, 2013 4:29 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration has halted state fund for a large charter school operator, saying it violated the terms of a $98 million grant when failed to disclose th...
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MHS to perform ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’Apr 26, 2013 10:03 am - It is unusual for a musical to have a lead character who doesn’t sing and doesn’t have a name. But such is the case for “The Drowsy Chaperone,” the Mundelein High School...
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Grayslake Dist. 46 teachers finally have new contractApr 25, 2013 2:43 pm - Grayslake Elementary District 46 teachers officially have a new contract, about three months after settling a strike. School board agendas had periodically listed approv...
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Senate GOP wants to keep cost shift issue on radarApr 25, 2013 1:59 pm - Fearing an eventual public pension reform proposal might shift more costs to suburban and downstate school districts, Illinois Senate Republicans are pushing a school tr...
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Round Lake Middle School's peer court a success, participants sayApr 25, 2013 9:45 am - Noting a lack of recidivism and other behavioral improvements, the organizers of Round Lake Middle School's peer court are calling the three-month-old program a success....
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Bartlett girl remembered as talented, popularApr 24, 2013 5:00 pm - 11-year-old Bartlett girl died Saturday after cardiac arrests
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Stevenson club collecting shoesApr 24, 2013 2:22 pm - A Stevenson High School club called Students Against Violations of the Environment will conclude a shoe collection Friday. Shoes of any kind can be donated, as long as t...