Could you spend a school year setting up a business with a complete business plan and then get on stage in front of friends and family to present your plan - when you were in middle school? "Definitely a hardworking group, especially for students so...

I just read a new book about the effects of grief on the brain, and the role of certain processes in the brain that help us cope with grief. It's called “The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss,” (HarperOne, 20...

• Jeff Julian, chief of staff at Harper College, Palatine, was installed as president of the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations at the organization's national conference, which ran March 30 to April 1 in Orlando. Julian has been with ...

The first meteor shower of the year has been underway for nearly a week, but the good news for skywatchers is the peak is still to come. Pinpoint predictions vary, but experts agree looking to the northeast from late evening to dawn Friday to Saturd...

Harper College's Speech and Debate Team earned its first national championship at the 2023 Phi Rho Pi National Tournament, hosted April 10-15 in Bethesda, Maryland. Competing in Division II, the team took home gold medals in the overall sweepstakes ...

Students enrolled in District 214's Culinary Arts ProStart Career Pathway rose to the challenge as they baked sweet and savory breads during state Sen. Ann Gillespie's second annual Great District 214 Culinary Competition Bake-Off on Thursday, April...

The Harper College Police Department recently honored a group of Harper students with the first-ever Citizen's Letter of Appreciation because of their immediate action in an emergency situation. Harper students Samantha Carlson, Liam Carmody, Michae...

Students of all ages are welcome to participate in dozens of interactive workshops and engage with STEAM leaders in a variety of industries at STEAM Fair 2023. Harper College, Microsoft and the Barrington Council for the Gifted and Talented will pre...

This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. It's hard to imagine putting a child through college these days. Harder still to imagine that child putting him or herself through college without benefit of parental or...