Coaches know shifting perceptions come with the territory. Win, you're great. Lose, you're a bum. Right now, B.J. Luke may actually be like a mayor. He was once a staple of DuPage County football, leading Waubonsie Valley to the playoffs nine times ...

Naperville Unit District 203 high school students will have seven new courses to choose from next fall ranging from biology to fashion. The school board on Monday approved the courses that will begin next fall at Naperville North and Central high sc...

Higher fares could be on board at Metra, as the agency tries to fill a $64 million budget shortfall. Monthly and 10-ride pass users get a reprieve but higher fares could be on board for other Metra riders, as the agency tries to fill a budget hole. ...

A wise journalist I know suggests three simple rules for how public officials should deal with the media. He uses the acronym HAT: be honest, be accessible, be timely. I'd have to say, when it came to dealing with us on the tragic story of the Nape...

Naperville North High School students returned to class without incident Tuesday as police patrolled the campus to keep media away. Tuesday was the first day of class since the death last week of freshman Michelle Fahle, 14. The teen died Oct. 8 an...

In a terse e-mail blast to area media outlets Monday afternoon, Naperville Unit District 203 officials threatened to have police arrest any reporters found Tuesday on district grounds. Spokeswoman Melea Smith said the district wants to ensure stude...

Celebration of Peace 2009 in Naperville, sponsored by ThinkGlobal Arts Foundation in partnership with community organizations, runs Oct. 15 to Nov. 15. The celebration includes creative stamps design, peace poster and peace essay/poem contests for s...

Parents of children in Lombard Elementary District 44 are getting some relief from the never-ending stream of paper that typically comes home in students' backpacks. District 44 is no longer sending home fliers from nonprofit organizations but inste...

Wheeling invite At Heritage Park, 3 miles TEAAM SCORES Lake Zurich 71, Belvidere North 94, Buffalo Grove 105, St. Ignatius 154, Libertyville 165, Barrington 169, Brother Rice 200, Lakes 206, Maine West 236, Highland Park 290, Rockford Jefferson 302,...