As we look forward to the promise of 2023, we remember those we've lost this year in the Fox Valley and DuPage County areas. Educators, community and business leaders, philanthropists - all helped shape the communities in which we live. They left i...

For the suburbs, 2022 was a year of firsts on many fronts, most notably in the arena of state and local politics, but strides also were made toward greater representation in the judicial system and society. Barriers were breached. Glass ceilings bro...

About two months after Community Unit District 300 Superintendent Susan Harkin announced her retirement plans, school board members announced her successor. Martina Smith, the Algonquin-based district's assistant superintendent of Title I schools, w...

Curriculum, taxes, library books and even student groups are among the issues driving school board races across the suburbs. Monday was the last day for candidates to file petitions to get their names on the April 4 ballot. While some districts saw ...

Several Muslim nonprofits serving suburban communities recently received grants from the Community Collaboration Initiative, a research-based project through Indiana University's Lilly School of Philanthropy. The initiative has awarded $1 million in...

Voters on Tuesday will weigh in on more than just who will represent them in Springfield and Washington. They'll also cast votes on ballot questions both local and statewide. Illinois voters will be asked if they want to amend the state constitution...

With 30% chronic absenteeism reported statewide last school year, school leaders across the suburbs are exploring different approaches to improving student attendance rates this fall. State education officials have identified absenteeism as an area...