Robert Pape has been named the new principal Iroquois Community School Principal in Des Plaines, officials in Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 announced this week. Pape will replace longtime principal Michael Amadei, who recently was appoin...

According to a report from the Wisconsin Hope Lab in April 2018, 46 percent of students at community colleges are affected by housing insecurity and 12 percent identify as being homeless. Initial studies indicate that insecurity affecting a student...

Wheaton Deputy Police Chief Bill Murphy soon will become the city's top cop, officials said Tuesday. City Manager Mike Dzugan said he is appointing the nearly 30-year department veteran to succeed Chief Jim Volpe, who is retiring after almost three...

The Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 school board Monday night appointed two new administrators for the coming school year. Kari Keith was selected as the district's new director of dual language and English Language Learner programs, and Aaron K...

Crain's Chicago Business recently named Christine J. Sobek, Ed.D. as one of "Chicago's Notable Women in Education 2018." Sobek became the college's fourth president on July 1, 2001. Before her appointment as president, she served in several admini...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Warner Bros. is cracking down on local Harry Potter fan festivals around the country, saying it's necessary to halt unauthorized commercial activity. Fans, however, liken the move to Dementors sucking the joy out of homegrown fun...

Boy Scout Troop 10 will recognize three local Scouts for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout at an Eagle Court of Honor on Sunday, June 17, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, off Crane Road in St. Charles. The Scouts are: Lucas Oesterlin, Connor Jacobs a...

At its June 5 meeting, the Waubonsee Community College Foundation approved Matthew Miller and Jenni Shook-Harris to join its board of directors. Miller is a senior vice president at Aurora Bank & Trust. He has more than 20 years of commercial bankin...

Funny Fortune Comedian Fortune Feimster ("Last Comic Standing," "The Mindy Project," "RuPaul's Drag Race") is sure to serve up some great laughs for Pride Month this weekend at Zanies at Parkway Bank Park, 5437 Park Place, Rosemont. $25 plus a two-i...