Before beginning their rigorous course of study, first-year medical students at Midwestern University participate in an annual day of service. This year, 209 new students at the University's Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine packed food, sort...

A new day is dawning at Waubonsie Valley High School. For nearly 50 years, the community supporting the Aurora school embraced the Warriors nickname, sometimes awkwardly, without a complete understanding of what the region meant to Chief Waubonsie a...

Aurora Central Catholic High School - a school committed to the spiritual formation and education of young adults in the Fox Valley area for over 50 years - is pleased to name Christian Rago as its new head football coach and assistant dean. Rago br...

Another Indian Prairie Unit District 204 school board member is joining the ranks of substitute teachers in the district. Five months after board President Laurie Donahue announced her intention to become a substitute teacher to help address and dra...

For the second year, several Elgin-area barbershops will provide free haircuts for students in need on Aug. 14 before they head back to school. Haircuts and hairdos will be offered from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club of Elgin, 355 Dund...

As a smile spread across his face, Mike Nylund of Scholarship America knew exactly why he was feeling so good and so passionate about the students and mentors he was addressing. Nylund, the CEO and president of the nationally renowned philanthropic ...

Aurora's Puerto Rican community this week is marking 50 years of heritage and activism in the state's second-largest city. The city of Aurora and the Aurora Puerto Rican Cultural Council kicked off a weeklong series of activities Saturday with a Pue...

When the DuPage County sheriff's office welcomes a rookie police dog to the force, it usually posts its photo on social media and asks for the public to suggest names for the new canine deputy. But having seen the newest addition to the team in ac...

Steve Braun, a Highland Park resident and Northwestern Mutual wealth management adviser, was recognized by the company as a 2022 Community Service Award winner. Braun has been a board member and active supporter of Cures Within Reach and, as part ...

Leadership Greater Chicago recently announced the 2023 Class of its Signature Fellows Program, the area's premier civic leadership development program. These 53 accomplished and diverse individuals represent a cross-section of professionals from th...