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...

Blues celebration Mavis Staples, Kenny Neal and Fantastic Negrito are just a few of the headliners performing at the Chicago Blues Festival this weekend at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph St., Chicago. Free. (312) 742-1168 or chicagoblues...

Naloxone: It's not just for people. While the national opioid epidemic claims 115 human lives a day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there's growing concern about another group of potential victims - police dogs. Police...

Submitted by Mooseheart Three Mooseheart High School students - Amanda Jones, Wendell Lanphear and Joey McCrea - joined the National Honor Society April 11, participating in the timeless rituals of candle-lighting and pledge recitation that mark ent...