If the season the Morton West High School football team had in 1969 happened today, filmmakers would be lining up around the block for the rights to make a movie about it.
There’s biology, algebra and English — all staples in the diet of a well-rounded high school education.
Residents have called the boarded up historic Arcade Building an eyesore, but the village, local artists and Riverside Brookfield High School students are teaming up to beautify the building again.
Teachers and faculty at Riverside Brookfield High School take on the students' ultimate Frisbee team Nov. 10.
Dog owners who flout the rules at Katherine Legge Memorial Park’s canine recreation area might finally have pushed Hinsdale officials into retaliation.
More than 400 students at Madison Elementary School in Hinsdale honored veterans during an assembly Wednesday, Nov. 11, and learned through first-hand stories what it means to serve their country.
There was a Persian Gulf War plaque dedication during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Kane County Government Center memorial today.
Students at Wild Rose School in St. Charles showed appreciation for veterans at a ceremony this morning.
The Berwyn Police Department seized nearly $4 million in drugs in two separate busts last week, including one bust which city and Cook County police are describing as one of the most elaborate drug operations in recent history.
Zach Pearsall, Chris Meingast and Billy McGuinness joined the Lyons Township varsity soccer team in 2006 as naive freshmen with lofty dreams of a state title. Four years later, that naivety turned into reality.
Sam Hill has identified a growing problem with feral cats in the Kane County area and has decided to do something about it.
Later this month, Kevin Flynn will do something he is passionate about, something he does regularly, something American Indians did for generations. He will set fire to acres of native prairie plants near Lincoln Marsh.
Westchester’s efforts to commemorate Veterans’ Day has run into a wall, literally and on purpose.
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To get in the mood for Halloween this year, our staff took part in a pumpkin decorating contest. Judging took place today.
Entries ranged from creative takes on balloon boy, swine flu and the Cubs. One entry used a sweet potato for a nose, others kept it classic with old-school carving. One even had a working water feature.
While construction on St. Charles Road has already begun, Villa Park voters will have the final say on whether the village should repair bumpy roads elsewhere in the community. Voters will be asked in February's election whether the village should sell $27.5 million in bonds and raise its sales tax rate to fund work on local roads.
Area dogs are giving the inaugural year of Lemont’s newly opened Central Bark an enthusiastic two paws up.
Hawthorne Elementary School has found a way to get students excited about recycling, by hosting its second waste-free lunch day this school year Wednesday. The days are held once a month, with hope that the efforts and attitude will become an everyday occurrence by next school year.
Despite the almost constant rain, organizers of the Westmont annual Pumpkin Harvest Festival said they still had a good response from the public for the event.
Suzanna Bainbridge had one major reason for getting an H1N1 vaccination on Monday night, and it was all explained in one simple point to her stomach area.
Children in costume got free candy and pumpkins at the weekend’s Monsters on Main Street event, and local businesses also got a boost in a touch economy — more shoppers.
