Donna and Pat Donovan often walked through the Heritage Trails subdivision in Lindenhurst, where they would pass a house they especially liked. If the house ever came on the market, they determined they'd check it out. Twelve years ago, the house di...

A few months have passed since the community voted in favor of funding our district's $37.5 million plan to increase instructional space, renovate existing spaces and replace mechanical systems at West Chicago Community High School. Today, I want t...

It's a painful, annual ritual when Joyce Wagner steps onto a stage in a high school auditorium and relives her memories from the Auschwitz concentration camp. No one could blame Wagner if she bottled up her grief and survivor's guilt. In a Polish fa...

Let's pick up where we left off last week with the college achievements of some DuPage County collegiates ... DePaul and favored St. John's were tied 3-3 for the Big East Conference women's tennis championship final, April 30 in Cayce, South Carolin...

While their leaders say they continue to closely watch spending, the shackles of the recession have been shed when it comes to development in the four Lake County communities that comprise the GLMV Chamber of Commerce. Top elected leaders in Green O...

Replacing Lincoln Elementary School, renovating Field Elementary School and pursuing a list of other building projects could cost Elmhurst Unit District 205 up to $151 million, according to "very preliminary" cost estimates. In response to community...

Wego Drama at West Chicago Community High School continues its 2016-17 season with the comedic musical "The Addams Family." Performances begin at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 5 and 6, at the high school, 326 Joliet St., West Chicago. The story i...

Voters in West Chicago High School District 94 have approved a plan for the district to borrow $37.5 million to renovate its high school and add classrooms. With all 38 precincts reporting Tuesday, nearly 60 percent of the voters supported the measu...