Sometimes it seemed 2015 in DuPage County was all about the College of DuPage. But it wasn't, of course. Here's a look at some of the other stories that grabbed headlines and got people talking. March supports cops: Hundreds brave cold ...

Pensions were meant to provide an income stream during retirement. They're doing that and more among former Illinois educators, who in many cases are making more in retirement than in most of the years they spent in the classroom. Nowhere is that m...

Divergent results from two tests measuring how prepared Illinois students are for college are causing much consternation among suburban educators. Results from the ACT college entrance exam - a long-standing measure of college readiness - show rough...

Mets sweep away Cubs' season If Chicago Cubs fans want to take any consolation in the "wait till next year" refrain, it's that next year could be worth the wait. This year's playoff run, which began with a bang in Pittsburgh, ended with a whimp...

Willowbrook senior Sally Nijim has been named to the Illinois State Board of Education Student Advisory Council. Nijim joins 16 other sophomore, junior and seniors from high schools throughout Illinois to form the council, which convened Sept. 22 a...

The Illinois Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association's handed out the Awards to Excellence to District 70 during INSPRA's annual Communications Contest and Golden Achievement Awards luncheon on Sept. 18, in Oak Brook. More than 1...

COD board voids president's contract A month after starting the process to fire embattled school President Robert Breuder, College of DuPage trustees Thursday declared him an "at-will employee" without a contract. Trustees, who have been divide...

Willowbrook High School volunteer Blanca Jessen is taking on a new role as a school board member in DuPage High School District 88. Sitting board members appointed Jessen, who lives in Villa Park, to fill a seat left open by Jan Donovan, who resigne...