Stephanie Banchero

A split Joliet Junior College Board has delayed renovating the controversial Renaissance Center, saying it wants the school's non-profit foundation to help pay the tab. The facility, part of the...

John Hertko--who was widely blamed for the contentiousness on the Joliet Junior College Board--may have been ousted in the election, but his absence likely will not translate into a cohesive,...

While school officials across Will and southwest Cook County enjoyed a giddy Wednesday plotting how to spend the millions that voters gave them, a handful fretted about what to do...

Voters in Will and southwest suburban Cook County were in a generous mood Tuesday, approving a dozen tax-hike proposals to build schools and hire more teachers. They also were showing...

THOSE WHO DO VOTE TO GET MANY CHOICES The relatively modest number of registered voters in southern Cook County and in Will County who are expected to go to the...

Staggering population growth in Summit Hill School District 161 is the motivating factor behind a referendum that seeks permission to build a new elementary school and renovate five other schools....

On a December afternoon last year, 10 people gathered at the Pioneer Building in Joliet to interview candidates for the upcoming Joliet Junior College trustees election. The group told the...

When Kathy Peterson enrolled at Governors State University, she assumed that if she paid tuition and passed classes listed on the health sciences course schedule, she would obtain the degree...

Spurred by chronic traffic backups and children who try to sneak between stopped train cars, two bills that would toughen penalties against trains that habitually block crossings have passed the...

Staggering population growth in Summit Hill School District 161 is the motivating factor behind a referendum measure that seeks permission to build a new elementary school and renovate five other...