Second of two parts. Nationwide, few school districts have made changes to deal with the inequities laid bare by new data on per-school spending that a federal law required them to release this year. But Montgomery County Public Schools in Rock...

Tuesday is Election Day. Or, I should say, Election Month begins today. This will be a month of math the likes of which we've never seen. You might even hear a candidate claim something along the lines of "My opponent has three times less votes tha...

Second of two parts. Nationwide, few school districts have made changes to deal with the inequities laid bare by new data on per-school spending that a federal law required them to release this year. But Montgomery County Public Schools in Rock...

First of two parts. By Tara García Mathewson The Hechinger Report At Ronald D. O'Neal Elementary School in Elgin, none of the third graders could read and write at grade level, according to state tests in 2019. Nearly 90% of the students are c...

On Monday, Nov. 9, historian Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, a leading voice on anti-racism and New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award winner, will discuss his book, "How to Be An Antiracist," from 6 to 7 p.m. in an online program. This program...

Democrat Sandy Kaczmarski of Elburn is challenging incumbent Republican Andrew Frasz of Elburn for Kane County Board District 18 in the Nov. 3 general election. Kaczmarski is a social, visual, and news media consultant. She has been a member of the ...

College of DuPage will host a virtual Private Illinois Colleges and Universities Transfer Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. Access to the fair will be provided via COD's Transfer Events website at www.cod.edu/academics/transfer/events...

Mark Koenen ends the phone call with a chipper "have yourself a wonderful day in St. Charles." And you know he means it. For nearly 40 years, Koenen has tried his best to create "wonderful days" in St. Charles in various capacities, including the la...

Democrat Mavis Bates of Aurora and Republican Tracy Miller of Aurora are newcomers vying for a seat on Kane County Board District 4 in the Nov. 3 general election. Bates, a health care professional and business owner, was elected as an at-large comm...

Schaumburg Township District Library is proud to welcome Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, author of "How to Be an Antiracist," for a live, moderated, online event Monday, Nov. 9. Schaumburg Library is excited to announce that, along with 10 other area libraries...