It's being promoted as a night of magic. Designed to benefit charity and emulate a Mexican fiesta, organizers hope to make this an entertaining event that will change lives. Pillars, a Chicago area not-for-profit social service organization, is sel...

• The Palatine Children's Chorus will see some last minute singers ages 8 and older for the winter and spring season on Jan. 16 at 205 E. Wood St., Palatine. Call (847) 705-5123 ext. 237 for an audition appointment. • The DuPage Chorale, a community...

A former math teacher, Diane Cody didn't hesitate when she was asked whether she could grasp the complexities of a school budget. Still, Cody felt the queries about her financial aptitude smacked of sexism. She wondered if school boards were asking ...

Dropout rates State figures show that high school dropout rates have dropped. (Shown in percentages.) District 1998 2007 ...

Baseball • Chicago White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper will host a free pitching clinic for youth baseball coaches from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Bulls/Sox Training Academy in Lisle. Space is limited. To register, visit www.BullsSoxAcademy.com and ...

October Christkindlmarket Oak Brook: Through Nov. 11: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays, Oakbrook Center, Corner of Route 83 and Cermak Road, Oak Brook. Artisans from Germany selling a variety of handcrafted items, German foo...

It took a village, as a former First Lady once said, to restore Wheaton Warrenville South's bank of trophy cases to their former glory. Following the $72 million (split with Wheaton North) referendum-borne addition to the school, the displays are be...

The bar has been set high for Itasca School District 10's newest board member. Charles Sprandel's new colleagues already are calling him "the real deal." The 39-year-old Itasca resident was appointed Wednesday to fill the seat left vacant by last mo...

To submit items, e-mail faith@dailyherald.com, or send fax to (847) 427-1301. Adult education The Book of Revelation will be the subject for 30 weeks, beginning Tuesday, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, for Community Bible Study's only coed evenin...

Your faith To submit items, e-mail faith@dailyherald.com, or send fax to (847) 427-1301. Adult education The Book of Revelation will be the subject for 30 weeks, beginning Sept. 11, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, for Community Bible Study's only coe...