Top teams: Naperville Central, Naperville North, Metea Valley, York. Top games: Hinsdale Central Invite, March 9; Naperville Invite at Metea Valley, March 8-9; Metea Valley at Naperville Central, March 12; Mundelein at York, March 14; York at Lyons,...

It's a big job to study all of the Leadership Team applications and pick the winners. The educators who serve as our judges give of their time freely. We at the Daily Herald are very appreciative - we couldn't do it without them! • Jeff Bialeschki h...

Olivia Benson, Waubonsie Valley High School Hometown: Naperville Class: Senior Parents: Amy and Rob Benson Sponsor: Cindi Gustafson, counselor Community service: Nathaniel's Hope Buddy Break volunteer; Music and Memory volunteer; Aspiring Medical P...

Popular Lake Zurich Unit School District 95 Superintendent Kaine Osburn, who in his just under three years on the job helped pass a $77.6 million building bond issue and establish a new strategic plan, will step down this summer to take a top job wi...

Wheeling Elementary District 21 Superintendent Michael Connolly knows payroll for his district is higher than average, but he doesn't expect that to change any time soon. The district's pay level helps retain employees in a state experiencing a grow...

A suburban state representative has proposed a law that she and her youth advisory group believe would help protect the mental stability of students during interrogations about behavior by requiring a parent or mental health professional to be there...

The next step in a lawsuit filed by the parents of a Naperville North High School student who died by suicide after he was interrogated by police and school officials is an appeal of a judge's decision last month to dismiss the suit, the family's at...

Jazz dance The Elisa Monte Dance Company teams up with Chris Brubeck's "Triple Play" for the collaboration "Elisa Monte Dance Does Brubeck" featuring the music of Dave Brubeck. The performance is at College of Lake County's Lumber Center for th...

Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago. $65-$80. (773) 929-5959 or parkwestchicago.com. Elton John's "Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour": 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 15-16, at...