Three administrators have been appointed to posts in Elmhurst Unit District 205 and will assume their new duties July 1. Here's a look at who's who ... Fisher principal Irene Villa, an assistant principal at Gary Elementary in West Chicago, ha...

Singing legend Cheer on singer Tony Bennett when he returns with his “I Left My Heart” tour with special guest Antonia Bennett tonight at the Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. $126-$146 pavilion season; $39-$44 lawn seating. (847) ...

Carmen Ayala is no stranger to trailblazing. During her 36-year career in education, Ayala was the first Hispanic woman to lead as superintendent of Berwyn North District 98, as assistant superintendent at Plainfield District 202 and as director of ...

Aurora blues The 23rd annual Blues on the Fox music festival features Jamiah Rogers, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Coco Montoya and Robert Randolph and the Family Band on Saturday at RiverEdge Park, 360 Broadway, Aurora. $20 daily general admission. (63...

AURORA, Ore. (AP) - A unit of wheat is a called a bushel, and a standard weight of potatoes is called a century. But hemp as a fully legal U.S. agricultural commodity is so new that a unit of hemp seed doesn't yet have a universal name or an agreed-...

Time flies, and that's especially true for recent West Aurora graduate Dajour Miles. Like a blur sprinting down the track in the 400 meters, Miles' days with the Blackhawks went by in a blink of an eye. As a sophomore, Miles ran the 400 meters in 54...

Improving processes that increase productivity, reduce costs, increase profits and so much more. That's what professionals in all types of organizations can learn by earning a Lean Six Sigma Certificate. Northern Illinois University's College of Eng...

Jake Andersen PalatineA three-year starter, Andersen has been a force behind the plate for the Pirates for three seasons. "Jake came into our program as a corner infielder and walked out one of the better catchers to every don the gear," Palatin...