Saturday’s meets * IHSA State meet At Eastern Illinois University, Charleston final team standings 1.(T) Stevenson 13.5, Naperville North 13.5; 3. Fremd 12.5; 4.(T) Hinsdale South 11.5, Wheaton Warrenville South 11.5; 6.(T) Thornton Fractional South...

What a catch! Palatine Park District's annual Fishing Derby offers a day of catch-and-release fishing at the Plum Grove Reservoir at 1200 W. Algonquin Road, near Harper College, in Palatine. The event features catch-and-release fishing for all ages...

Friday’s meets * Girls badminton Friday’s results IHSA State meet At Eastern Illinois University, Charleston team standings 1.(T) Stevenson 10, Fremd 10; 3. Naperville North 9.5; 4.(T) Downrs Grove North 8.5, Wheaton Warrenville South 8.5; 6.(T) Y...

Sammie Schmidt was just a fourth-grade girl mesmerized by the “princesses” onstage when she first saw the Salt Creek Ballet’s production of “The Sleeping Beauty.” After hours and hours of training, a strict academic schedule and ...

What better way to bring the curtain down than with laughter? Steel Beam Theatre closes its 2011-12 season with the raucous, slapstick comedy “Leading Ladies” by Ken Ludwig, author of “Lend Me A Tenor” and “Moon Over Buffalo...

Carolina rocking The band Daughtry (featuring its "American Idol" finalist frontman Chris Daughtry) performs with opening act Safetysuit tonight at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $42.50-$52.50. (847) 782-2366 or geneseetheatre.c...

Administrative changes are continuing in Bensenville Elementary District 2, as the district moves to upgrade its curriculum and streamline its schools. This week, officials said Blackhawk Middle School will be led by two co-principals in the 2013-1...

Sleepy wedding Colorado Ballet principal dancers Maria Mosin and Alexei Tyukov make guest appearances with the Salt Creek Ballet performances of the "Aurora's Wedding" sequence from "The Sleeping Beauty." See this and other repertory works this wee...

When Mary Ellen Barbezat started her teaching career in Elgin Area School District U-46 in 1965, the profession was attracting the best and brightest university students and teachers were well respected. Now, Barbezat, who is retired, said proposed ...

Geneva’s Pat Schiller remembers the digs. “People always told me I wasn’t big enough, wasn’t fast enough, played at the wrong high school,” said the former Vikings and Northern Illinois University linebacker. “I’ve kind of lived my life trying to pr...