Janice Neumann

Izla Olson, who just graduated from Saint Xavier University with a bachelor's in business administration and major in marketing, thinks her degree comes with a perception problem. "Marketing gets sort...

A group of students visiting Shepard High School from Germany come from an elite academic background, attending a "Gymnasium," the most advanced secondary education in their country. But that education...

Even in the throes of brain cancer, Abby Wujcik tried to make other people feel better. Abby, who died of the disease in 2013, once noticed her first grade teacher,...

Students at St. Germaine Catholic School in Oak Lawn recently had a chance to visit the International Space Station. They also peered inside an atom during a lesson on viruses....

Despite a busy winter schedule that included a whirlwind of competitions and impressive wins, Palos Heights resident Gia Swanson and her fellow ice skaters managed in March to raise $4,000...

A group of almost 50 African American women gathered recently on a cold, late winter night at a bicycle shop in Homewood to discuss their shared interest in bicycling. They...

For years, Frank LaMantia has been on a mission to help high schoolers in Community High School District 218 get the technical skills they need to succeed in a career...

A new machine shop program at Thornton Township High School District 205 is expected to help students academically and give them the chops for a career in mechanics. But the...

For all his challenges with epilepsy, Conor Morrissey loved his art classes at Oak Forest High School, which his mom said were a “getaway” from his physical challenges and kept...