Dozens of teachers from Prospect Heights Elementary District 23 attended Wednesday's school board meeting to show their determination to get a contract. Wearing black T-shirts with “PHEA” (Prospect Heights Education Association) written on them, t...

Three teachers from Lake and DuPage counties are among 11 Teacher of the Year finalists vying for the state’s top educator award for 2014. Finalists include: Mark Buesing, a science and physics teacher at Libertyville High School; William Fritz, a c...

Jeff Zilch 38, Fox River Grove President, Delta Technical Solutions What is your favorite ingredient and how do you like to use it? Can I just say meat? Give me a grill or a smoker and maybe a beer. Describe your style or approach to cookin...

With the heat index inching closer to 100 degrees this week, students in some suburban schools are trying to keep cool without the benefit of air conditioning in the classroom. Keeping the lights off, fans on and water breaks frequent are just some ...

Many of the elementary school districts in the Northwest suburbs began a new year of school on Wednesday. Among the districts where classes resumed were Wheeling Township Elementary District 21, Prospect Heights Elementary District 23, Arlington He...

‘She’s our angel,’ Addison family says of defibrillator-armed officer Addison resident Ed Sullivan feels lucky to be alive after having a heart attack while behind the wheel of his truck. His wife believed he was dead until a police officer arm...

Thirty years ago, Jackie Kirchner’s mother saw a newspaper advertisement about a new subdivision in Wheeling and told her daughter about it. “My mother said, ‘Have your husband drive by,’ ” Jackie Kirchner said. “So he zigzagged there after work, we...

As Prospect Heights Elementary District 23 says goodbye to another school year, it is also saying goodbye to a woman who is leaving the orchestra program on a winning note. Susan Blaese has been both a teacher and director of the orchestra for 33 y...