As the highest vote-getter in any College of DuPage board of trustees election, Kathy Hamilton took her seat on the seven-member panel in 2013 and began asking questions. Why was the college stockpiling millions in cash reserves? Why had it spent $1...

After another five-hour meeting, two things are clear about the new-look College of DuPage board of trustees. First, the new board members are prepared to question every expenditure, including items appearing on the consent agenda that normally sail...

1. Gnomes, Bigfoot, King Tut and ornate thrones all share space at Design Toscano, an eclectic Elk Grove Village company that's trying to make up for the loss of its SkyMall catalog business by forging a new liaison with Amazon. 2. Lois Demos "did e...

Sweeping reforms enacted by the just-installed College of DuPage board were only the beginning, according to new board Chairwoman Kathy Hamilton. In the coming days and weeks, she said, the board hopes to: • Form a transition team to examine the op...

Sherry Douglas is known for being tirelessly dedicated to her students, dependable, a solid resource, and a pleasure to work with. Douglas, who teaches science at Westfield Community School in Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300, is Kane Cou...

With College of DuPage facing state and federal investigations and questions about its spending practices, members of the new majority on its board of trustees say they needed to move quickly to implement reforms to "stop the bleeding," prevent prob...

The Elgin Development Group will offer a seminar on exporting, "Exporting - Selling Online - The Secret to it All! There are almost 3 billion Internet users worldwide and over 40 percent of them purchased something online in the last year. That tran...

Gone are the days when knowing your ABCs and how to count from one to 10 was enough preparation for kindergarten. Educators say children today need not only basic reading and math skills but also the social and emotional skills to navigate their mos...

Suburban community college foundations place significant emphasis on providing scholarships to students, but the actual tuition aid given by the taxpayer-supported fundraising groups often falls well below the national average. That's based on a Dai...