A unique story played out at the boys gymnastics state championships, held Saturday at Hoffman Estates High School. Conant senior Sanket Vyas won the state title on the pommel horse, after he earned a nearly perfect score of 9.65 out of 10. Sanket is the first...

The Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade and ceremony will take on even greater meaning this year, with the discovery of nine new Civil War veterans, from Arlington Heights, who died in the war. That brings the number to 68 of Arlington Heights soldiers who died...

The Arlington Heights Farmers Market opens its 26th season Saturday and it continues to be a popular destination for families and residents of all ages. Consider the latest numbers: Last year, the market averaged more than 3,000 people every Saturday. "We have been...

Don't look now, but a jazz combo that calls itself the A Train, and performs often on Fridays at Chicago Prime Italian in Schaumburg, is made up of mostly high school students. Only their music director, Andrew Luzwick, is out of college, but the other three are...

"My students and I are pumped!" That's how Prospect computer science teacher Paul Hennig described his emotions as he and members of his Computer Science Club left for NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. This top-rated team of young scientists included Albert Kim,...

Hoffman Estates High School Principal Mike Alther was in the school's Media Center on Friday when a group of students walked in carrying a large surprise: a table featuring the school's bright blue and orange colors. Turns out, Alther himself had worked alongside...

Saint Mary School in Buffalo Grove has worked to incorporate a robust science and STEM program into its curriculum and if the upcoming state science fair is any indication, it's paying off. At the Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Exposition, which opens May 2...

Inside a classroom in the Forest View Educational Center, Marguerite Tully of Arlington Heights and her student, KiKi, from Osaka, Japan, laugh together easily and finish one another's sentences. "We started as tutors," Tully says, "but now we're friends." KiKi...

The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre held its long awaited 25th anniversary gala Saturday at the Sanfilippo Estate in Barrington. Theater officials had planned to hold the gala there back in 2020, but the onset of the pandemic precluded supporters from gathering. It...

Every Thursday, George Niman of Arlington Heights shows up at the Arlington Ridge Center, or the ARC, for drop-in pickleball. Typically, he is one of nearly 30 players on hand to play, but Niman stands out. While many of the players are retired, Niman is in a league...