A sense of true collaboration and participation was felt at Thomas Middle School all day Saturday as 12 bands from middle schools all over the area came together to learn, play and listen. Thomas's 19th annual Jazz Jamboree, put on by Thomas band i...

More suburban school districts are offering full-day kindergarten, but one of the largest Northwest suburban districts says it simply doesn't have the room. Educational organizations, including the Illinois Association of School Administrators, say ...

January 21, 2016 Arlington Heights, IL - This year, parents and community members are able to go online to pre-register their child for Arlington Heights School District 25's Kindergarten program. Kindergarten pre-registration is now open for the 20...

Show choir flees burning bus, then wins competition Even as they watched the bus they had been traveling in burst into flames, Wheaton Warrenville South High School's Espirit Show Choir singers knew the show had to go on. "The thought of just t...

More suburban school districts are offering full-day kindergarten, but one of the largest Northwest suburban districts says it simply doesn't have the room. Educational organizations, including the Illinois Association of School Administrators, say ...

While at Grant High School, Jared Helmich was well-known in Lake County as a first-team All-North Suburban Conference and Daily Herald all-area baseball player. Now, as a senior in college, he is becoming known at a much wider level. The Carthage Co...

After hearing hours of strong opposition from parents, students and staff members Thursday night, the Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 school board voted to change its creative arts curriculum, eliminating family and consumer sciences and co...

Natalie Brady, Rolling Meadows High School Hometown: Arlington Heights Class: Senior Parents: John and Kathy Brady Sponsor: Eileen Herbster, teacher Community service: Organized a St. Baldrick's fundraiser that raised more than $10,000 for cancer r...

The start of a trial for an Arlington Heights man accused of murdering his wife with a hatchet in November 2014 in Wisconsin has been delayed so he can undergo a mental evaluation. On Tuesday, during an unscheduled hearing in Racine County, Cristian...