Harper College's 2009-2010 head count was up 5.5 percent, one of the largest one-year gains in the school's history, according to a news release. Nearly 27,650 students enrolled in credit classes over the course of Summer and Fall 2009 and Spring 2...

A baseball dugout or a football sideline are two of the best places to be for Dominic Savino. "Coaching is something I've always wanted to do," said Savino, a Daily Herald All-Area baseball player at Elk Grove in 1994. "For me it ends up being my ho...

Family obligations kept Tim Massat from playing baseball this spring at Oakton College. Defending Cook County American Legion baseball champion Elk Grove is glad Massat was able to play this summer. The Schaumburg graduate went 4-for-6 with a homer ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An overflowing mailbox and the dread of seeing the postal worker is a daily nightmare for two Jacksonville residents. Sharon Harper and her husband still receive junk mail and magazine subscriptions in their daughter's name 22 ...

When the unemployment rate spiked to nearly 17 percent in February on the Cook County side of Hanover Park, Mayor Rod Craig's first instinct was to reach out to the three community colleges that serve the village. He says he figured Harper College, ...

• Jennifer Weiner discusses her new book "Fly Away Home," and Jen Lancaster, author of four best-selling memoirs including "Bitter is the New Black," discusses her books and writing at 6 p.m. Monday, July 26, at Stevenson High School, 1 Stevenson Dr...

Palatine, Arlington and Elk Grove are no strangers to American Legion baseball postseason success. The top three seeds in the eight-team Cook County tournament which starts today all know what it takes to win at this point in the summer. No. 1 Palat...