A Naperville student with dreams of working on the frontier of physics took a step that is "an entirely new level of cool" toward such a career this summer. Naperville North High School graduate Cari Cesarotti, 21, worked as one of roughly 18 intern...

The first official weekend of fall offers lots of fests and other fun. So catch Lee DeWyze at Arlington International Racecourse, take in a comic musical or snack your way through Long Grove's Apple Fest. Here are five ideas for the weekend ahead. F...

Metal man Take what innuendo you will from the title of the rocking concert "Spend the Night With Alice Cooper." The famed metal music provocateur performs Thursday at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $43-$83. (847) 263-6300 or gen...

A group of environmental organizations is pushing for a law that requires elementary schools in Illinois to test for high levels of lead in drinking fountains, sinks and other water sources because they say school districts aren't likely to test wit...

With the pattern of the school year setting in, Naperville Unit District 203 is embarking on a communitywide discussion about whether that pattern should change. Should high school and/or junior high start later to allow teens more time to sleep? I...

Stage and screen legend Plenty of songs and scintillating old Hollywood anecdotes are promised in "An Afternoon with Rita Moreno." Moreno, whose career stretches back to the 1940s, is one of the few entertainers to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar an...

Full of soul The Grammy Award-winning Aaron Neville Duo makes a special concert appearance on Saturday at the Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg. $65; $63 seniors and students. (847) 895-3600 or prairiecenter.org. 7:3...

Each spring, second-grade students at Meadow Glens Elementary School in Naperville tend to a caterpillar all their own, learn about its life cycle, watch it grow into a butterfly and set it free. Next spring, 90 such students will have a specially ...

'Where My Baes At?' And now for something completely different ... comedian Colleen Ballinger and her musically inept YouTube persona Miranda Sings take over the Rosemont Theatre for a night of badly sung music, delightfully terrible dance moves and...