Park District’s Autumn Fest will include social distancing
The Oak Brook Park District plans to go ahead Sept. 19 with its annual Autumn Fest, but has revamped the event because of the coronavirus pandemic. Autumn Fest is scheduled...
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Butler District 53 won’t be able to add requested Hindu holiday of Diwali to school calendar
Rajan Zed A request from the president of Universal Society of Hinduism to make Diwali a school holiday in Butler Elementary School District 53 won't be possible, said Superintend Paul...
Walkers Bar & Grill slated for October opening in former Scapa, Thipi Tai space
The downtown Clarendon Hills storefront previously occupied by Scapa's Italian Kitchen and then Thipi Thai will have a new restaurant opening in October, if plans of the building's new owner...
Most area Catholic schools looking for in-school focus for start of school year
While Catholic schools in the area have flexibility in determining fall reopening plans, the Archdioceses of Chicago and of Joliet have issued guidelines focused on having students back in school...
Butler District 53 adds two-week transition period to start school year
Butler Elementary District 53 has decided to put the brakes on the full, in-person option that was part of the plan for starting school Aug. 24. While a remote option...
District 181 finalizes plans for hybrid learning option
Just as Hinsdale High School District 86 announced Thursdaythat it was changing course and will begin the 2020-21 school year with all students taking part in remote learning, the Hinsdale-Clarendon...
College of DuPage adapts fall classes for coronavirus pandemic
As is the case with schools across the country, the coronavirus pandemic has forced College of DuPage to adopt new ways of holding classes this fall. College officials projected a...
Oak Brook Village Board rejects residential portion of proposed development on former McDonald’s campus
It looks like it will be back to the drawing board for the purchaser of the former McDonald's campus property in Oak Brook, which wants to build a multi-use project...
College-bound freshmen ready to have atypical experience in a COVID-19 world: ‘I don’t want to start an outbreak’
Some college bound freshmen know they will not have a typical college experience this fall, but are eager nonetheless for what lies ahead. Kerry Conneely of La Grange, who started...
District 181 Board member calls out board for not voting on in-person option for starting school
There was no response at Monday night's Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 Board meeting to board member Bill Cotter calling out the board Wednesday in a letter to the editor...