Six students from West Chicago Community High School have been selected by audition for the Illinois Music Education Association District 9 Honor Festival on Saturday, Nov. 2. The students are: • From Carol Stream, Philip Calabrese (choir) and Sa...

Barrington Area Unit District 220 is expected to have the option of using electronic learning on days school is closed due to extreme cold, major snowstorms or other emergencies. District 220 school board members voted 7-0 after a public hearing Tue...

This weekend Didier Farms Pumpkinfest: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Oct. 31 at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnshire. Hayrides, corn maze, pony rides, pig races, Animal Land Zoo, bird-feeding in the parakeet exhibit and more. Free ad...

Barrington Area Unit District 220 plans to host a public hearing Oct. 1 to discuss a proposal for electronic learning on days school is closed due to extreme cold, major snowstorms or other emergencies. Commonly known as e-learning, it involves stud...

Few occurrences have the potential to warm a schoolkid's heart in the middle of a harsh winter like those two little magic words, snow day. How they conjure an unequaled sensation of glee, a wonderful fluke of nature that means extra time to finish ...

Could the snow day become a thing of the past? Some suburban educators hope so. Prompted by a state law enacted in June, some districts are developing plans for teachers to educate remotely when classes are canceled because of snowstorms, extreme co...

This weekend Chicago Jazz Fest 2019: Starts at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30; 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31; and 11:15 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, at Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph St., and other venues, Chicago. Jazz headliners perform at various Chicag...

E-cigarette use among teenagers is a growing epidemic that's quickly outpacing other substances, such as alcohol, marijuana, prescription drugs and opioids, health experts warn. The rapid increase in teen vaping has caught many suburban school offic...

This weekend Mid-America Bonsai Society Show & Sale: Noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 17-18, at Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe. Presented by the Midwest Bonsai Society, this show fe...