Barbara Sherlock

Plastic goggles resting on the back of his head, 5th grader Paul Brown chewed his lower lip and pressed his hands onto the top of his head as he stood...

Turnabout was fair play for parents of 70 students at Gregory Middle School, as the adults relaxed while the children waited on them. Fetching coffee and serving bagels and sweet...

The wood scattered across the icy surface of a 35-acre lake seems to be an affront to the surrounding winter beauty. But that old lumber is helping to create a...

If in 20 years, a solution is still needed to reduce homelessness in America, part of it may come from the young boy chopping onions or the young girl bagging...

The 260 pupils at Indian Plains Elementary School are set for a lot of long-distance traveling in the next six weeks. This week was the blastoff for the school's reading...

An expression of hope to grow taller than his 5 feet 6 inches comes with a chuckle from Mark Hooks. An answer to his wish to attend the Super Bowl...

Fifth-graders from Prospect School could count on neither groceries nor indoor plumbing when they gathered to cook a meal as pioneers did in the 1850s. The kitchen duty was part...

Here's looking at you: Peeking through the window of the J.B. Winberie Restaurant in Naperville may show an unexpected picture: Diners with bright red toy slide viewers pressed against their...

Although gallons isn't a common method of counting articles of clothing, Hinsdale Central High School has weighed in with an impressive statistic. Donated clothing filled 70-gallon plastic bags 20 times...

A shaman's rhythmic chanting to rid a body of evil spirits seems like a far cry from a developmentally disabled young man's singing of "That's What Friends Are For." But...