Bio Town: Elk Grove Village Age on Election Day: 70 Occupation: Retired, current village trustee, part-time adjunct instructor at Harper College Employer: Elk Grove Village, Harper College Previous offices held: Elk Grove Village trustee Q&...

This spring, Schaumburg Township District Library is offering four informational programs to help students and their caregivers plan and prepare to attend college. Presenters from Harper College will share information about their new partnerships wi...

Harper College in Palatine has launched a mentorship program for first-year Black and Latino students that aims to address equity gaps while affirming their identity and ensuring representation. It is a peer-to-peer group mentorship model to help in...

More than 500 state-funded capital improvement projects valued at nearly $3.3 billion are in various stages of construction as most deal with inflation and supply chain issues that have sometimes caused delays, increased costs or plan modifications....

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band and the John Pizzarelli Trio will be among the featured performers at this year's Elmhurst University Jazz Festival, one of the oldest and best-known collegiate festivals in the country. The lineup of guest artists als...

The Barrington District 220 Board of Education unanimously approved Craig Winkelman as the new superintendent of schools at a special meeting Tuesday evening. Winkelman's new job starts May 1, according to a news release from the district. He succee...

An incumbent and five newcomers are vying for three seats on the Lake Zurich Community Unit District 95 school board in April. Incumbent Trustee Doug Goldberg, 64, of Lake Zurich, is seeking his fourth term. Challengers are Adam Weingarten, Kelly Pi...

As rescuers continue to pull survivors from the rubble seven days after deadly earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria, global and local relief agencies are stepping up urgent appeals for aid. The death toll from last Monday's earthquakes and aftershocks t...

Bicycle enthusiasts are expected to make the trek to the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles Sunday for the Chicago Winter Bike Swap. This is the second straight year the event has been held inside the Prairie Events Center at the Kane County Fai...