As an educator who has worked in several states, Stephen Daeschner knows a little about weather-related school closings. He has seen classes canceled in Kentucky when there was barely an inch of snow and he has seen schools remain open after several...

Paying off debt related to the myriad tax hike questions on Tuesday's ballot will take less money and time than originally expected. Thanks to the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts, it doesn't cost as much to borrow money nowadays, according to a...

Fox Lake • Thieves stole a cell phone Jan. 16 from a female student in the lunchroom at Grant High School, 285 E. Grand Ave., police said. Value was estimated at $400. Gurnee • Tarielle L. Walls, 20, 2111 Elmwood Ave., Waukegan, was arrested around ...

Four Naperville Park District commissioners blamed scheduling conflicts for their absence from Wednesday night's special board meeting and say no one consulted them when setting the date. Only three of seven elected board members showed up to vote o...

This is a summary of the editorial board's primary recommendations, for the benefit of early voters. Early voting ends today. National Democrats President: Barack Obama U.S. House: 6th -- Jill Morgenthaler 8th -- Melissa Bean 10th -- Dan Seals 14th...

This is a summary of the editorial board's primary recommendations, for the benefit of early voters. Early voting ends today. National Democrats President: Barack Obama U.S. House: 6th -- Jill Morgenthaler 8th -- Melissa Bean 10th -- Dan Seals 14th...

On Tuesday, voters will make a choice that will have a significant impact on the way in which the District 203 school board does business with the citizens of the district. The canard is that the referendum is about determining the future excellence...

In response to a recent rash of school bus vandalism in the suburbs, Elgin Area School District U-46 is beefing up security measures. The district's 300 buses are parked in a central Elgin location and bound by a fence. "Typically that precludes pol...

When District 203 offers a referendum representing our needs rather than a wish list, I will vote for it. I will vote no on the current 203 request. Thirty years of decisions in business tells me that pools, locker rooms, artificial turf, hot lunche...