In fall 2010, Harper College and its feeder high school districts formed an unprecedented partnership to shrink student success gaps and better prepare students for college and careers. More than halfway through the four-year pilot program, leaders ...

A Perry Elementary School literacy teacher known for an ability to foster a passion for learning in her students was named an Illinois Reading Educator of the Year. Barbara Malinger will receive the award from the Illinois Reading Council at a cere...

Find better approach to spending cuts Robert Meale’s letter, “Three myths about the debt ceiling,” suggests that it is unnecessary to raise the debt ceiling since it would not force the nation to default on the official public debt. He argues ...

Time to fight theft by taxation I see where the always hungry lion is hungry once again, as evidenced by his mighty roar. “We’ve got to tax more, we are always out of money.” Yes, Kane County Forest Preserve District, the hungriest lion, has de...

Huntley’s 29-game winning streak against division opponents was gone in 29 seconds. Consecutive Dundee-Crown 3-pointers by seniors Dylan Kissack and Brandon Rodriguez 29 seconds apart turned a tenuous 2-point lead into an 8-point cushion with 1:49 t...

Acronym of all acronyms: Congressman Brad Schneider of Deerfield introduced his first piece of legislation this week: the American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act. That spells the AMERICA Works ...

Huntley’s 29-game winning streak against division opponents was gone in 29 seconds. Consecutive Dundee-Crown 3-pointers by seniors Dylan Kissack and Brandon Rodriguez 29 seconds apart turned a tenuous 2-point lead into an 8-point cushion with 1:49 t...

Submitted by Dundee Township Park District The Dundee Township Park District is hosting three more preschool open houses in February so that the community can learn more about the affordable preschool programs being offered. Both two- and three-day...