In its annual ranking of the nation's “Best High Schools,” U.S. News & World Report this month listed York Community High School as 31st in Illinois based on how well it prepares students for college, as well as other academic criteria.

This fall, Elmhurst College’s Mill Theatre will debut an expansive new lobby, plush theater seats, and big, new restrooms that won’t have to be shared with the cast and crew, the college said.

Courts Plus is offering additional Kids Day Off Club dates to accommodate District 205’s school calendar, the park district said.

District 205 refinanced a portion of bonds taken out in 2006 at a lower interest rate that will save tax payers about $582,000 over the life of the bonds, according to District 205 Spokesperson Melea Smith.

One of America’s preeminent investigative reporters and nonfiction authors, Bob Woodward has won nearly every journalism award in the nation, including the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for his work with Washington Post colleague Carl Bernstein on the Watergate scandal.

Chicago has been called America’s candy capital since the late 1800s, and for much of its history a third of all candies made in the United States were made here, according to the Elmhurst Historical Museum.

Kickoff for Kids (KoK) is a non-profit organization working to enrich the lives of children in Elmhurst, and surrounding communities, through family-centered programs focusing on community, education, health and fitness.

Caitlin Bouse was named the recipient of a 2012 Arbor Day Award in honor of her "outstanding contribution to tree planting, conservation and stewardship," the Arbor Day Foundation announced this week.

Elmhurst Library announced the winners of the 2012 Friends of the Library Poetry Contest.

John Perry, an emeritus professor of philosophy at Stanford University and a prolific author, will give this year’s Niebuhr Lecture, “The Self as Subject and Object,” at Elmhurst College on May 2.

The Elmhurst School District 205 Board Improvement and Policy Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St.

Hawthorne Elementary School students, parents and faculty celebrated Earth Week as the final event for its year-long Go Green Committee.

Elmhurst-based charity KickOff for Kids is accepting nominations for its Star Educator Award.

Coffee with the Superintendent, previously scheduled for Tuesday has been changed to April 25, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Hawthorne School, 145 Arthur St.

Edison Elementary School students collected toys this week for children in Henryville, Ind. who lost much of their town to a devastating tornado last month.

The Pink Leprechauns of Edison Elementary School finished in third place at the Illinois Destination ImagiNation Affiliate Finals, held Saturday at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.

The People for Elmhurst Parks Foundation (P.E.P.) is now accepting applications for the Joanne B. Wagner Scholarship, which provides an annual financial award toward the tuition of college students and incoming college students pursuing degrees in parks, recreation and conservation.

The Elmhurst School District 205 Finance and Operations Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St.

The Elmhurst School District 205 board agreed to cut between $1.2 and 1.7 million from next year's budget at its meeting this week.

Linda Fehrenbacher has been named the new principal of Jefferson School beginning July 1, District 205 announced this week.