Extra special win for Bryant, Cubs Kris Bryant hit a 2-run homer off Oliver Drake to break a 3-3 tie in the 10th inning, and the Cubs went on to win 5-3. The victory reduced the Cubs' magic number for winning their division to 6. Read beat writer Br...

Mundelein School District 75 held its 40th annual Brat Fest at Carl Sandburg Middle School Friday evening. "Our school board members and administrators serve the meals to thank community members for their support of our schools," Carl Sandburg Princ...

Students at Mechanics Grove Elementary school in Mundelein have a new route allowing them to walk or bike to class, courtesy of the village. The new 1,300-foot paved path from the Long Meadow Estates subdivision to a multiuse trail on Midlothian Roa...

The Streamwood offense had several position vacancies heading into fall practice but quarterback wasn't one of them. For the third straight season that spot belongs to Brendon Marton, now a 6-foot-5, 200-pound senior. And as Marton goes, so go the ...

Mundelein Elementary District 75 plans to borrow up to $3.75 million for required life-safety work, but the bond issue to fund the projects won't be subject to voter approval. Because the work is all related to fire prevention and safety upgrades re...

Mundelein Elementary District 75 was spared from flooding in its buildings, but has pitched in to help others who weren't as fortunate. "When we saw the devastation on the news, we knew we somehow we had to help these families since Mundelein was hi...

Fair weather of late has enabled floodwater to recede, but business as usual in some spots is still a way off. That includes Diamond Lake Elementary District 76, which continues cleanup and restoration at Fairhaven School, 634 Countryside Hwy. in Mu...

Suburban school districts using outside venues for high school graduations say the costs - which vary dramatically among districts - are worth the comfort and ease they provide families. School districts paid from $3,500 to $78,000 for ceremonies he...

Successful Election Day pitches that had voters investing tax dollars in elementary school districts on opposite ends of Lake County are bearing fruit, as building projects proceed this summer in Mundelein-based Diamond Lake District 76 and Antioch ...