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At a Rally Against Islamophobia in Evanston on Dec. 15, 2015, about 200 people, mostly non-Muslim, united against the recent deluge of anti-Islamic rhetoric. An 11-year-old Muslim boy there said he might be able to help change negative perceptions, inshallah — God willing.

To American Muslim kids: Stay strong amid Islamophobic rhetoric

May 23, 2019 at 3:58 a.m.

It hurt hearing those words spoken so nonchalantly for the first time in a decade. It happened two weeks ago, a few days after the San Bernardino shooting, when I...

After months of public controversy and numerous investigations, College of DuPage trustees this year fired President Robert Breuder and ended his controversial tenure.

COD, Wheaton College make headlines

May 22, 2019 at 12:35 a.m.

The biggest newsmaker in Glen Ellyn and Wheaton during 2015 was the College of DuPage, which saw an administrative transformation and the end of the controversial tenure of Robert Breuderas...

A sign on a Suder Montessori Magnet Elementary School classroom door verifies that a classroom is clean on Dec. 19, 2015. Parents spent Saturday morning cleaning classrooms and bathrooms because of what they say has been "inadequate custodial work."

Parents at West Side school volunteer — to clean restrooms and classrooms

May 22, 2019 at 9:07 p.m.

In light of Chicago Public Schools' financial challenges, parents expect to be asked to pitch in more at their children's schools. But janitorial work usually isn't on the list of...

The home where a man died and a woman was seriously injured in a fire early Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, in the Rosemoor neighborhood.

Man dead, woman seriously injured in Far South Side fire

May 22, 2019 at 9:07 p.m.

A 63-year-old man has died, and a woman was seriously injured Saturday morning in a fire at a Far South Side home in the city's Rosemoor neighborhood. Chicago firefighters were...

Larycia Hawkins, center, a political science professor at Wheaton College, talks with supporters after a news conference at the Chicago Temple on Jan. 6, 2016.

Wheaton College says view of Islam, not hijab, got Christian teacher suspended

May 22, 2019 at 9:06 p.m.

If Wheaton College professor Larycia Hawkins had simply donned a headscarf to support her Muslim neighbors without explaining herself, she still might be administering final exams this week. Instead, Hawkins,...

Glen Ellyn District 89 students exceed state averages on PARCC exams

May 22, 2019 at 12:34 a.m.

More students at Community Consolidated School District 89 in Glen Ellyn met or exceeded expectations on the new PARCC exams than the state average for school districts, according to state...

District 200 exceeds state averages on PARCC exam

May 14, 2019 at 10:26 a.m.

While Community Unit School District 200 had more students meet or exceed expectations on the new PARCC exams than the state average, it's just one tool to evaluate students, administrators...

Summit man charged with sexually assaulting 14-year-old

May 22, 2019 at 9:05 p.m.

A Summit man has been charged with predatory criminal sexual assault after having sex with a 14-year-old girl and impregnating her, prosecutors said Saturday. Carlos Calixtro, 30, forced the girl...

Terry Price, a Meals on Wheels volunteer, spends his weekdays delivering meals to low-income and disabled seniors. The program will be reduced in 2016.

Meals program for homebound DuPage seniors to be cut in 2016

May 14, 2019 at 10:26 a.m.

On the menu Friday is a potato crusted fish filet with steamed vegetables and a baked potato. Most seniors trust Meals on Wheels volunteer Terry Price to, after one solid...

Grant request puts Lisle homes in limbo

May 16, 2019 at 5:18 a.m.

Six abandoned houses along Dumoulin Street in Lisle are drawing a growing number of raccoons and skunks, leading neighbors to suspect they still are filled with rotting debris from the...

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