A retired Harper College professor who devoted a dozen years of service to the Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 school board has died after a long battle with diabetes. Phillip Stewart, a former resident of Hoffman Estates, died Friday at ...

• Illinois State University in Normal recognized the following students for their scholarship by including them in the spring 2007 Dean's List. They have achieved grade-point averages that place them in the top 10 percent of their respective college...

ATLANTA -- Auburn showed off more than a new offense Monday night. The Tigers also found a new quarterback. Freshman quarterback Kodi Burns threw for a touchdown and scored on a 7-yard run in overtime to lead Auburn to a 23-20 victory over Clemson i...

Global giving:ŒThis holiday season, students in the Harper chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the International Honor Society of Two Year Colleges, will collect textbooks and other college-level books to benefit Worldfund, an organization dedicated to redu...

The American Institute of Architects awarded 30-year Palatine resident Martha Bell with its R. Buckminster Fuller Award for her commitment and service to the community. The R. Buckminster Fuller Award recognizes the exemplary dedication of an AIA me...

To the editor: I wish to comment on a recent vote to eliminate the plant science technology program and the park and golf maintenance program. As a taxpayer, I applaud your efforts to reduce deficient spending; however, in reviewing the 2002-2006 Op...

Allie Quigley scored 31 points to lead No. 15 DePaul past host Northwestern 102-64 Thursday. Deirdre Naughton added 17 points, Natasha Williams had 12, and China Threatt 10 to help the Blue Demons, off to their best start in team history, improve to...

The Northwest Festival Orchestra was practicing Tuesday for its Gala Holiday Concert tonight at Harper College in Palatine. The orchestra, which was organized in 2006 and is performing its first holiday concert, will play works by Tchaikovsky, Mozar...