William Porter plays cello with professional orchestras in Chicago, while he teaches private students at Harper College among others, and conducts chamber groups on the side. But nothing in his background prepared him for the size orchestra he face...

Competition for summer jobs will be more fierce this year than last, which was the worst on record for teen employment. It won't surprise parents coping with the economy to learn that high school and college students who want to work this summer sho...

Gov. Pat Quinn is set to attend a brief public question-and-answer session at Harper College in Palatine Monday before heading to a fundraiser in his honor in Hoffman Estates. At Harper, Quinn's expected to address the state budget, his proposed inc...

Rehearsal for the musical, "Grease, the School Edition," started on Saturday with a rather unorthodox drill: Director Orion Couling led his teenage T-Birds in procession around the stage, encouraging them to strut - with attitude. Wearing the new bl...

One of the principal founders of Harper College's Lifelong Learning Institute, and its most ardent supporter, has passed away. Charles Doering was among eight suburban residents who met to design the institute and its series of mini-courses offered ...