Cristobal Cavazos Hometown: Wheaton Professional background: Co-founder of Immigrant Solidarity DuPage Community involvement: Activist working to advance the empowerment of the Latino community in Chicago's western suburbs since his teens. With the...

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...

Supporters of Excel Beyond 211 (EB 211) recently celebrated the completion of another college year by honoring 27 new graduates and 90 scholarship award winners. The annual event, which was held July 14 at Palatine High School, drew more than 300 su...

Struggling to find qualified applicants to fill its ranks, the Wayne Police Department recently asked the sheriff's offices in DuPage and Kane counties to provide overnight coverage. It didn't take long for the department to get an answer. Last week...

When Liza Fruendt played basketball at Missouri State, coaches occasionally met with the team to talk about their academic progress, majors, and what they were preparing to do after graduation. Fruendt's turn came up, but before she could say anythi...

Harper College has partnered with the Schaumburg Boomers for Back to School Night at the ballpark. The first 1,000 kids attending the baseball game, starting at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, will receive a Boomers/Harper backpack filled with school supplie...

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

Xiling Chen was tired of asking friends to translate for her. As a non-English speaker who emigrated to the U.S. from China, she struggled to communicate in important situations, such as doctor's visits or conversations with her sons' teachers. Her ...