Harper College had a tough start well before its Midwest Football Conference game at North Iowa Area Community College on Saturday. Freshman starting quarterback Garrett Barnas came down with the flu and couldn't play for the Hawks in Mason City, Io...

The briefs Hispanic Heritage Month continues Harper College continues its celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with the following events: • The film "Motorcycle Diaries," noon Wednesday, Building D, D Knuckle. • A trip to the National Museum of Me...

Streamwood firefighters are investigating the origin of a blaze that caused an estimated $20,000 in structural damage and destroyed $10,000 of personal property at a home at 6 W. Green Meadows Blvd. Tuesday afternoon. No one was home at the time of ...

Avenging an earlier loss drove Harper College's volleyball team to a convincing 4-game victory over Rock Valley last week. The Hawks found their rallying point for the N4C rematch in Rockford next Thursday. When the NJCAA Division III national ranki...

Suburban ITEMS: Literary minds The fifth annual Midwest Literary Festival brings more than 50 authors to downtown Aurora. Headliners include: Martin Cruz Smith ("Gorky Park"), Nicola Kraus ("The Nanny Diaries") and Rocco DiSpirito ("Rocco's Real Li...

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Since Jo Kudla's divorce five years ago, she has been hesitant about how to invest her money. The Mount Prospect woman didn't know if she should consolidate her extensive stock and mutual fund portfolio. Kudla, 49, was skeptical about how to find a ...

Katelyn Grunewald of Palatine felt like a celebrity last spring when she attended the Lake Zurich High School prom, with her date, Garrett Anderson of Lake Zurich. That turns out to be just the start for the whirlwind couple. On Sunday, they saw the...

Supporters of Harper College came out last weekend to celebrate 40 years with an evening filled with food, wine and comedy. They left with a greater appreciation of what the community college means to the Northwest suburbs. Several state legislators...