At the end of the year — this year, any year — there is always a tinge of sadness, a dollop of melancholy for those we have lost along the way. This time around is no different and, as always, it’s impossible not to be struck by how fragile our pres...

Eleven years after the creation of the No Child Left Behind education act, one type of story is becoming increasingly common. It's not a success story. Not even in DuPage County, where 24 of 30 districts examined by the Daily Herald failed to make ...

Officials in Medinah Elementary District 11 vowed more than a year ago to keep schools open as much as possible during the 39th annual Ryder Cup golf tournament next week, but they ultimately chose to cancel classes Sept. 27-28. Officials said they ...

In our busy lives, where our next meal is often a drive-through window away, few of us can truthfully say we get our full recommended complement of fruits and vegetables every day. Or that we feed them to our kids. Or if, when we do, they actually e...

Struggling family may be homeless after Wednesday The Hammons family of Arlington Heights will be homeless by Wednesday unless they can find an apartment or house to rent big enough to hold three adults, six children and a dog. And when the average...

Two subdivisions totaling 25 houses in Bloomingdale will remain within the boundaries of Glenbard High School District 87 and Marquardt Elementary District 15, even though residents sought to detach. A committee of 10 residents who live in the Chate...

What the state owes suburban schools Bills more than 30 days overdue owed to suburban school districts by the state. Elgin Area School District U-46 $7,307,582.93 Wheeling Township schools* $4,652,727.38 Indian Prairie District 204 $4,649,228.33 Co...

The Glenside Public Library District is pleased to host children's author, Andrea Beaty on Thursday, October 20 at 7:00 pm. Ms. Beaty is the author of the middle grade books Cicada Summer and Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies as well as several picture ...

The Illinois Community College Board has awarded College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn a $1,821,534 grant to support FY 2012 adult education and family literacy programming. The Adult Education/ESL program at College of DuPage is the largest literacy pr...