The Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 board Thursday faced the same problem many districts in the state already have encountered: to give the test or not? Last year, the U.S. Department of Education ruled that a test given to English-languag...

Naperville Unit District 203 is looking to improve communication with parents by launching five new Web sites this week. Naperville Central High School, Madison and Washington junior highs, as well as River Woods and Meadow Glens elementary schools,...

Among the criteria John Tawa uses for choosing the girls players who earn mention on his PrepVolleyball.com High School All-America list are those who, simply, "made the greatest impact." Illinois had nine such players, tied with Texas and Ohio behi...

DuPage County schools received $143,000 in federal funds Thursday to help fight childhood obesity. U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, a Hinsdale Republican, presented the check to the county's regional office of education to support a physical fitness assessme...

Naperville Unit District 203 is in a bit of a pickle. District officials say they're trying to comply with state testing requirements while still looking out for the best interests of their students -- and it's more difficult than it sounds. The st...

Steeple Run Elementary Principal Michael Scorzo has submitted his resignation, effective June 30, Naperville Unit District 203 officials said Wednesday. He has been at the school's helm since 2004. "I recognize, and have heard from many parents and ...

Left-brainers can analyze it all they want, but author Daniel Pink says right-brain creativity is the key to success. Pink, author of "A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers Will Rule the Future," will discuss his work at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Pfeiffer Ha...

Naperville Unit District 203 hopes to improve communication with parents as it launches five new Web sites Thursday. Naperville Central High School, Madison and Washington junior highs and River Woods and Meadow Glens elementary schools all have rec...

Naperville Unit District 203 is in a bit of a pickle. District officials say they're trying to comply with state testing requirements while still looking out for the best interests of their students - and it's more difficult than it sounds. The sta...

After weeks of testimony, a DuPage County jury is expected to begin its deliberations late this afternoon in the quadruple murder trial of Eric C. Hanson of Naperville. Hanson, 31, is accused of murdering his parents, sister and brother-in-law in Se...