Benjamin Elementary District 25 would renovate obsolete science labs, replace aging technology and make other building repairs if voters approve a $4.9 million spending plan this spring. The school board unanimously decided Monday to put the questio...

Benjamin Elementary District 25 would renovate obsolete science labs, replace aging technology and make other building repairs if voters approve a $4.9 million spending plan this spring. The school board unanimously decided Monday to put the questio...

The Community High School District 94 Board of Education is considering putting a referendum question on the ballot in April 2017 to authorize the sale of bonds to make much-needed infrastructure repairs and increase educational opportunities for st...

Lee Alfano: Had a 30-year career with the Des Plaines Police Department including seven as chief, during which the department investigated the 1978 disappearance of teenager Robert Piest - ultimately leading to the arrest of mass murderer John Wayne...

Need to know: Mary McCarter has been teaching English as a second language for 30 years, starting at West Chicago Community High School in the adult education program. Five years later, she started working with high school students, and now teaches ...

Bulls defeat Spurs at United Center With Doug McDermott's help, the Bulls collected 26 points off the bench and handed the San Antonio Spurs their first road loss of the season 95-91 at the United Center. Read beat writer Mike McGraw's take her...

The fate of a major renovation plan for West Chicago Community High School could rest this spring with voters. The District 94 school board is considering whether to seek voter approval to borrow $28 million to $35 million in tax-backed loans to rem...

Does "college-ready" necessarily lead to "career-ready?" Being better prepared academically certainly improves a student's chances for success in postsecondary education. Yet "college-ready" doesn't necessarily translate into college completion, or...

Chris Voelz has proved to be inexhaustible in her pursuit of gender equity in competitive sports. And that was during one recent day at West Chicago High School, much less throughout a career spanning five decades. Voelz, as in "rolls," revisited th...