Even before he watched American soldiers drive the Nazis from his Italian village, Rocco Blasi dreamed of living in the United States. "It was something I wanted so badly. It becomes so much a part of you," remembers Blasi, who made good on his drea...

Harper College's own Dave Braunschweig, professor of computer information systems, has won the Faculty Innovation Award for the American Association of Community Colleges' 2020 Awards of Excellence for his work helping to save students more than $1 ...

Harper College is taking its annual Harper Experience Day online, offering fun, virtual experiences for students of all ages throughout October. Students can follow along at home with video tutorials and written instructions for more than 20 activit...

Inspired by the popular book "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate, Baird & Warner Northwest Suburban is creating an outdoor Wish Tree by adorning its exterior trees with ribbons of hope from the community. The Mission Community wish infused project wi...

St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery and Mausoleum was annexed to Palatine on Monday, a move that adds about 350 acres of mostly green space to the village and has possible long-term development opportunities, officials said. The property at 1185 W. A...

College of DuPage, in partnership with other area community colleges, will present "iYa Es El Tiempo! Students Coming Together to Create Change," virtually via Zoom at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25. Part of the college's Chaps Unite Against Racism initiat...

Cook County's second annual Racial Equity Week begins Monday and runs through Friday, offering a series of interactive virtual events with community leaders, experts, artists and the public. Its focus is educating the public about racial equity, wh...

The coronavirus pandemic's disproportionate impact on racial and ethnic minorities extends beyond higher rates of infection and deaths statewide. Its economic fallout also is hurting their educational progress, say leaders at suburban community coll...