The top administrator in Diamond Lake Elementary District 76 has received a vote of confidence and a new contract that extends her stay until the end of the 2022-23 school year. Superintendent Bhavna Sharma-Lewis had four years left on her contract,...

Decades ago, schools in Mundelein investigated consolidating, and they have revisited the idea several times since then. But the concept always has been stalled by concerns about loss of control, uncertainty regarding savings and the difficulties i...

A former member of two Mundelein-area school boards is being remembered for her dedication to public service and her passion for education. Dawn Miller served on the Diamond Lake District 76 board and then the Mundelein High School District 120 boar...

Memorial Day weekend kicks off festival season in the suburbs, and the days ahead offer a mix of festive art fairs, patriotic parades and somber services. Four-Day Memorial Day Event: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, May 25; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, M...

Diamond Lake School District 76 now has its own Podcast. The West Oak Middle School student leadership group "Spirit Ambassadors," in collaboration with West Oak staff, have successfully planned, recorded, edited, and posted to their first podcast ...

We are pleased to announce that Diamond Lake School District 76 now has it's very own Podcast. Our West Oak Middle School student leadership group "Spirit Ambassadors" in collaboration with West Oak staff have successfully planned, recorded, edited,...

Voters in Mundelein-based Diamond Lake Elementary District 76 this summer will see in earnest what their approval last spring of an $11.4 million borrowing plan means for schools. The school board on Tuesday approved selling $3.63 million in bonds t...

Fair weather of late has enabled floodwater to recede, but business as usual in some spots is still a way off. That includes Diamond Lake Elementary District 76, which continues cleanup and restoration at Fairhaven School, 634 Countryside Hwy. in Mu...

Successful Election Day pitches that had voters investing tax dollars in elementary school districts on opposite ends of Lake County are bearing fruit, as building projects proceed this summer in Mundelein-based Diamond Lake District 76 and Antioch ...

Taxpayer-funded approval for building improvements is in the books, and now administrators in Diamond Lake Elementary District 76 also have received a show of support with contract extensions. Heading the list is Superintendent Bhavna Sharma-Lewis, ...