Stephanie Banchero

Rich Township High School District 227 has lost two of its three principals. Michele Anders, principal at Rich East High School in Park Forest, and Ken Reczkiewicz, principal at Rich...

Saying new leadership can stimulate progress, Orland School District 135 board members unexpectedly fired the superintendent and sent him packing from the area's largest elementary school district. Supt. Charles Palaces,...

Officials at Orland School District 135 are getting back to the ABCs of learning--or rather the ABCDs and Fs of learning. In a vote Monday night, the school board decided...

The Federal Aviation Administration immediately grounded 179 old Boeing 737s for inspections Sunday after finding damage to fuel-pump wiring in some planes, issuing a rare order that disrupted travel at...

When choral music director John Neubauer steps on stage Saturday at Governors State University's performing arts center, he'll be conducting the concert of his career--or more aptly--the concert for his...

The head of the Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees on Tuesday backed off his threat to hire a detective to investigate alleged wrongdoing by the school's president, ending an...

Trevor Stock planned to impress his out-of-town cousin with a whirlwind tour of Chicago's finest sports and architectural wonders. First they would visit the Sears Tower, the Wrigley Building and...

When Cindy Van Ort learned Crete-Monee school officials planned to save money by closing her kids' elementary school, she launched a door-to-door campaign urging parents to protest. After Betsy Williams...

At one time, he stood about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighed approximately 165 pounds. He was about 25 years old, had a noticeable overbite and most likely had...

Patty Dunkel says she needs desperately to claim the grassy berm behind Mokena Elementary School where her son took his life. She says she needs to visit the hill daily,...