Kim Jacobson was the "two-out wrecking machine" for Conant's softball team in its 15-0 nonconference victory at Maine West Thursday. The sophomore belted 3-run homers with two outs in the fifth and sixth innings and went 3-for-4 with 6 RBI and a dou...

The office of U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean will hold a government open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 27, at Harper College's Wojcik Center, 1200 W. Algonquin Road, in Palatine. Various state and federal agencies will provide information on...

The Northwest Festival Orchestra, a 58-member professional ensemble, will perform in concert at 8 p.m. Friday, March 26 in the Performing Arts Center at Harper College. Conducted by Verne Schwager, the program features works from the two great comp...

Under the direction of longtime track and field coach Renee Zellner, the Harper College men's team is seeking the program's fourth straight NJCAA national championship this season. And the Hawks welcome back several key members from last year's squ...

The Oakton Community College board this week approved raising in-district tuition by $5, from $86 to $91 per credit hour, largely for operational needs, officials said Thursday. The increase goes into effect this summer. Classes begin June 14. Colle...

The Harper baseball program will have a new head coach walking the dugout this season in Cliff Brown. Brown joins the coaching staff after working with the White Sox Baseball Academy, where he had been since 2006. Brown also brings with him an impr...

Greg Herriges, an English professor at Harper College, will read Thursday from his memoir about meeting J.D. Salinger, "JD: A Memoir of a Time and a Journey." In the mid 1970s, Herriges drove from Chicago to New Hampshire to visit the literary lege...

Given the choice, few college students would voluntarily sign up for a class that meets at 8 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays. But exceptions might be made when that time slot is taught by a professor known for being engaging or kind with the grading cur...

PALATINE - More than 65 potential employers will converge at Harper College on Friday, March 12, for a Spring Job Fair aimed at giving area residents another shot at employment amid a downturned economy. The annual free event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 ...