Ten years ago, Elizaveta (Liza) Pletneva was a 9-year-old with a passion - and a supreme talent for gymnastics. Because she had just participated in the National Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, Liza was interviewed by a local journalist. The re...

• The artwork of Tobi Abrams of Arlington Heights and JoAnn Kennedy of Crystal Lake are part of a juried, national exhibition being held at the Blue Cat Gallery & Studio in Wayne, Nebraska, through Aug. 28. The exhibition, "Signs of Rural Life," fea...

Mitch Ryba will admit it: He wasn't the best student in high school. Even though he graduated a little more than a year ago, Mitch talks about his high school experience like it is ancient history. It might as well have been, given how Mitch discuss...

For almost as long as she can remember, Vanessa Jimenez Nava has been working. After her family emigrated to the U.S. from Mexico, Vanessa's mother, a single parent, relied on her teenage daughter to help pay the bills. Vanessa's four younger brothe...

A new community garden opening outside the offices of the Hanover Park Park District is attempting to engage all the senses of visitors. More than just pretty flowers and unusual plants, the specially designed “sensory garden” allows visitors to see...

I have many different feelings about the mask situation in schools (and other shared spaces), as I am sure everybody does. My son graduated high school during the first year of COVID-19 and is not starting college until this stuff is clear, when we...

Kiana Hughes knows there's a need for quality cannabis education in Illinois. She hears it from local dispensary owners, who are unsatisfied with new hires' knowledge. She sees how online cannabis programs sell a "dream and a lie" with training webi...

Harper College is using the largest donation received in its history to create a scholarship for students in need. The Palatine college has launched a two-year Igniting Paths to Success Scholarship covering full tuition, fees and books for 1,000 stu...

Two and a half years ago, 10 volunteers from the suburbs joined together as our first advisory Sounding Board, and we're so grateful for the contributions they made to broaden our perspectives on the issues facing the community and our world. Today,...

"An Ugly Truth" by Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang (Harper) Authors Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang in "An Ugly Truth" build a compelling case that Facebook has grown far past its origins as a sharing place for birthday parties, vaca...