Casey Banas

Most of the 260 guests at the ''Plain & Fancy'' ball last weekend celebrating the 25th anniversary of Glen Ellyn`s College of Du Page were very serious about complying with...

Ten of the 18 Chicago-area school districts placed Wednesday on the state`s ''financial watch list'' because of low fund balances at the end of the last school year are in...

Nordstrom launched its commitment to social consciousness in the Chicago area last weekend by using its Oak Brook store as the setting for a double-barreled ''Salute to Cultural Diversity.'' ''They...

In the opinion of one brave 5th grader, most of the 3,600 Addison pupils who had missed class during a three-week teachers strike were glad to finally be back Thursday....

Arthur Peekel, one of 12 finalists for the Illinois State Board of Education`s Teacher of the Year award, teaches a ''Future Studies'' class at Rolling Meadows High School. But one...

The computer may not pick a career and college, but it can guide students through hundreds and hundreds of possibilities to an informed decision. Hinsdale Central High School is among...

One day in the near future, Denise Piegl plans to come to church as a bride. On Sunday, her fiance was on her mind, but the wedding wasn`t as she...

Aldo Botti, Du Page County Board chairman-elect, said Tuesday he will work to establish watchdog committees in school districts to prevent unwarranted spending of public money. He said the county`s...

Attempts to revise the state`s education funding system, challenged Tuesday as unconstitutional, have been delayed almost annually by the General Assembly as city legislators have protected the financial interests of...

The opposition of some Illinois parents to a series of grade-school readers called ''Impressions''-which they say contains themes of witchcraft, fear, despair and violence-is part of a new national move...