Harper College recently celebrated its Class of 2020 in a virtual commencement ceremony that lauded graduates for their resilience and underscored the importance of connectedness. Though it wasn't the celebration anyone had envisioned before the COV...

Hundreds of protesters marched along the edge of North School Park in Arlington Heights Sunday afternoon, lifting their voices against systemic racism and police brutality directed at people of color. It was a peaceful protest, but filled with sting...

On Saturday, May 16, Sammi Sandefur graduated from Harper College, completing her associate degree in less than two years. She was accepted at all four universities to which she applied and has decided to pursue creative writing with a minor in educ...

Since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the game on March 12, I've been asked and asked and asked the $4 billion question. "Do you think baseball will be back this summer?" It's a great question, and a tough one to answer. Since COVID-19 placed its...

When faced with adversity, Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates roll up their sleeves and get to work. Upon the onset of COVID-19 in the area, an Action Squad was formed in early March to identify the greatest needs in the c...

As some four-year Illinois colleges and universities prepare for students possibly returning to campus this fall, suburban community colleges are taking a blended approach featuring a heavy dose of online learning and flexibility amid the uncertaint...

From morning until night, Tom Cassell is either on the phone or answering emails. Cassell is manager of the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Harper College, part of a nationwide network of centers that promote entrepreneurship, small bu...

Netflix has become a bit of a rom-com factory in recent years, producing movies that entertain either because of their innovative writing or, in most cases, their enjoyable frivolity. Among the most recent is "Love Wedding Repeat." The hours we all...

The first Major League Baseball game I ever attended was a doubleheader at Fenway Park in Boston, the day before Mother's Day 1976. Dad took me and my two brothers to see the Red Sox lose both contests to the Texas Rangers. But the day was a triumph...