Joe Barron Owner, head of game design and operations, Gray Matter Games, Glen Ellyn Category: Early Stage Nominated By: Travis Linderman, managing director of Innovation DuPage Gray Matters Games of Glen Ellyn is a small business with a big idea th...

When a young woman came to the Family Services of North Alabama office last year for help with trauma, saying she had been raped by her step-uncle when she was 15, rape crisis advocate Portia Shepherd heard something that "killed me, shocked me." Th...

Emily Aicher, St. Charles North High School Hometown: South Elgin Parents: Terry and Susan Aicher Sponsor: Natalie Ross, science teacher GPA: 5.0 Test scores: ACT: 33; SAT: 1530 Planned major: Biological engineering Awards, honors: Illinois St...

Sean Becker, Benet The 5-foot-10 senior wrapped up a solid season by tallying 315 digs, 35 aces and a 2.35 pass rating en route to being named to the all-East Suburban Catholic Conference team. Becker, a team captain, showed why's he's considered a ...

Jack Dykema had to admit, it's an astounding number. Not his average round of 78 or 79 on his home golf course at Pheasant Run, pretty strong in itself. No, the Wheaton Academy senior was commenting on the tuition and housing college grant he'll rec...