A Downers Grove teen is among a score of suburban high school students offered six-figures worth of scholarship money to continue their arts education.

Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like Monet’s gardens, painting pots, and protecting the environment. Also, lists of plant sales, wildflower walks and garden walks.

Farmers market season is here, bringing fresh produce, handmade goods and more back to local downtowns and parks.

Lawmakers currently are debating how to regulate data centers while balancing that goal with the economic benefits the facilities can bring to communities. No regulations have moved beyond the discussion stage, and it’s unclear whether they’ll pass this spring. The most significant economic development data centers bring come from property taxes, construction job creation and community developments.

As a result of the Canvas outage, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign postponed all final exams and assignments scheduled for Friday or this weekend. The outage hit not only higher academia. It also disrupted suburban Chicago school districts.

Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like heirloom tomatoes, garden pests and more. Also listings of wildflower walks, plant sales, garden shows and workshops.

A guide to spring plant sales across the Chicago's suburbs, featuring more than 40 sales by garden clubs and other organizations in May and June. Find diverse selections including native plants, perennials, annuals, vegetables, herbs, hanging baskets, and specialty items like organic seedlings and pollinator-friendly varieties.

Mark your calendar for Lombard Lilac Time, the final days of Glow Wild at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, Mother’s Day events and more.

Following a call from organizers for “no school, no work, no shopping,” people around the suburbs and across the country rallied to honor workers on May Day Friday.

Some history is about to be made in the St. Edward Central Catholic softball program. Pitcher Alaina Nolan recently went over the 700-career strikeout mark and Green Wave coach Jerry Kublank noted she’s closing in on St. Edward Athletic Hall of Famer...