Phyllis Benson

Who: Andrea Davey of Deerfield has been a volunteer adviser for about 11/2 years at Career Resource Center in Lake Forest, a non-profit organization that provides professional assistance to people...

A former superintendent of the Cook County Forest Preserve District was found dead Friday in the flooded basement of his Inverness home, police said. Arthur Janura, 87, who served as...

An instructor at a Palatine-based social-service agency has been charged with molesting a developmentally disabled resident of the facility, authorities said Friday. Edward Bartgen, 38, was charged with aggravated criminal...

From chicken wings and ribs to ice cream and pizza, village officials and some invited guests--several hundred in all--recently chowed down at a sneak preview of Schaumburg's annual Septemberfest. Twenty-one...

Schaumburg-based School District 54 is home to the new state PTA president. Barbara Quinn, an instructional assistant in the reading intervention program at Nerge Elementary School in Roselle, was recently...

Deb Perryman, a science teacher at Elgin High School and the current Illinois teacher of the year, has been chosen for one of five River Heroes Awards. The national awards...

The Aptakisic-Tripp Education Association and the Board of Education have ratified a three-year contract for teachers and other staffers at Buffalo Grove-based School District 102. The agreement covers all 176...

The Distinguished Visiting Chef series returns to Elgin Community College, and the public is invited. The series begins Tuesday with Chef Francois Sanchez, owner of Granada Tapas Bar and Restaurant...

La Tasca Tapas Restaurant, 25 W. Davis St., Arlington Heights, will hold a Faustino Spanish wine dinner and flamenco show at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Advance tickets are $55 per person....

A health educator will provide tips on spicing up vegetarian cuisine during a free program Tuesday in the Mt. Prospect Public Library. Christina Samycia of Wellness Innovations will explain the...