Palatine Township Elementary District 15 school board members have voted unanimously to put a $93 million tax-hike request on the Nov. 8 ballot that would fund half of a proposed $186 million improvement plan called Moving 15 Forward. The other $93 ...

After a narrow victory at the polls, Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 officials have taken the first steps for planning and financing a $75 million full-day kindergarten and capital building program. At its first meeting since the Cook Count...

Starts before Friday Taylor Street Little Italy Festa: 5-10 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 11-12, and noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13-14, on Taylor Street in Little Italy, Chicago. Music across five stages and Italian fare from local re...

• Eric Larson has joined Mount Prospect School District 57 as the principal of Lincoln Middle School. Larson previously served as principal of Patton Elementary School in Arlington Heights District 25. Larson says he is excited to be part of Distr...

National Night Out is an annual event intended to bring communities together and help build relationship between residents and law enforcement. For more information, visit natw.org. Most areas celebrate National Night Out on the first Tuesday in Au...

Starts before Friday Lake County Fair: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, July 28; 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 29-30; and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 31, at the Lake County Fairgrounds & Event Center, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Graysl...

Starting before Friday Rotary Fest: 6-10:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, July 20-21; 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, July 22; 2 p.m. to midnight Saturday, July 23; and 2-9 p.m. Sunday, July 24, at Rotary Green, 164 Lions Drive, Elk Grove Village. Rick Sp...

The Cook County clerk's office Tuesday certified the narrow passage of Arlington Heights Elementary District 25's $75 million referendum, allowing the district to create a full-day kindergarten program and make building upgrades. Having completed it...

In what could be the final update provided by the Cook County clerk's office, only 50 votes separated "yes" from "no" Thursday in Arlington Heights Elementary District 25's $75 million referendum. But District 25 officials said they won't call the r...

Wednesday, July 13 Kane County Fair: 3-11 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, July 13-14; noon to midnight Friday and Saturday, July 15-16; and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday, July 17, at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. 4-H show...