A recent surge in bullying targeting suburban Muslim students has prompted the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization to launch a major anti-bullying initiative. Among the cases cited was that of Lisle High School sophomore Z...

Update: Due to a forecast of rain and high winds, the Aurora Veterans Day Parade has been canceled and the ceremony has been moved indoors, with an 11 a.m. start time. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. at city hall, 44 E. Downer Place. Priority seating will ...

Palatine Rural Fire Protection District is pleased to announce the hiring of Richard Kurka as the district's new fire chief. Chief Kurka was sworn in at the regular meeting of the board of trustees on Nov. 8. Chief Kurka will be the fourth fire chie...

At the height of the pandemic, youth unemployment rates skyrocketed in Illinois. In 2020, it soared to a staggering 23.3% — 29% among Blacks and 25.7% among Hispanics. Though gains have been made this year, the solution to economic empowerment for ...

The Long Grove Fire Protection District is pleased to announce the hiring of Paul Segalla as fire chief, effective Nov. 15. Chief Segalla brings experience from an extensive fire service career and was selected after a comprehensive nationwide sear...

What makes a law enforcement leader great, especially in times of crisis, change and uncertainty about the role of police in America? It's a question many in the profession, and in the communities they serve, are asking these days. And Aurora Univer...

Brick-or-Treat: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 28-29; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, at Legoland Discovery Center Chicago, 601 N. Martingale Road, Suite 130, Schaumburg. Help build a 5-foot-t...

My first experience with Waubonsee was when I was a junior in high school. My parents had heard there was an event called College Night. Colleges and universities from all over the country were coming to our area to meet with students. Back then, C...