A Naperville kid and reluctant flutist who didn't sing in a choir until her sophomore year of high school is now the lead singer of a New York City-based band that just signed with a record label. That's Brandi Thompson's story in a sentence. But ...

Waubonsie Valley senior Wind Ensemble member Jill Elkins is ending her band career on a high note, even though the bassoon she plays sounds out low tones. Elkins and 46 classmates in the school's most prestigious band won the Honor Band designation...

Dajour Miles is the state commodity for the West Aurora girls track and field team as defending Class 3A state champion in the 400-meter dash. Tori Spagnola, however, has the proper bloodlines for the Blackhawks as the younger sister of Emma, the mo...

Girls like Lamya Evans and Kiairra Cannon used to fight in the halls of East Aurora High School a couple years back, and it was causing problems. Students who looked like them were gaining a stereotype as "loud ghetto girls," and some of them weren...

Offerings at upcoming plant sales include perennials, vegetables, native and organic plants to help Fox Valley gardeners get the growing season off to a good start. It is also a good way to support local nonprofit organizations. Algonquin: The ...

Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora hosted a pro-immigration rally and a milelong march to city hall May 5 that attracted approximately 100 people. The rally in the church parking lot was facilitated by retired Methodist pastor Debbie Fisher o...

The College of Lake County and George Williams College of Aurora University have made it easier than ever for students to attend both institutions and graduate on time, while saving money. Thanks to a new Guaranteed Transfer Admission agreement sig...