How much is too much pomp and circumstance to mark the completion of eighth grade? It's a question that divides parents and school districts across the region at the height of graduation season. Should students graduate in a full ceremony with caps...

Alex Egan's graphics classroom at Naperville North High School can hold 26 students. Plenty of space, he thought, for an introductory meeting about a new esports program he and co-director Andy Mendez hoped to get off the ground. When the bell ra...

Lit only by soft orange and blue backlights and the glow of computer screens, a new esports "arena" in Naperville North High School has become home to a team of competitive student video gamers. The small, dark lab above the learning commons is equi...

Memorial Day Naperville Memorial Day ceremonies and parade: Starting at 7:45 a.m. Monday, May 27, in Naperville. There will be a brief memorial service outside Naperville city hall at 7:45 a.m. There will be an 8:15 a.m. service at Veterans Park, 30...

Secrets, Awaken I Am: 6 p.m. Friday, May 24, at Wire, 6815 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $12-$15. (708) 669-9473 or wireismusic.com. Dave Bovyn: 7 p.m. Friday, May 24, at Metal Monkey Brewing, 515 Anderson Drive, Romeoville. (815) 524-3139 or metalmon...

Festivals this weekend College of Lake County Memorial Day ceremony: Noon Friday, May 24, in Café Willow, College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. The keynote speaker will be Kristine Breault, a retired senior chief petty officer,...