"To say we were caught off guard -- would be an understatement." That's how Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Superintendent Scott Rowe described his reaction to learning that the White House had invited district officials to attend what they called the...

Gertie Rodig of Arlington Heights turned 102 earlier this month, but don't tell her that. She's too busy enjoying life and especially meeting new people. Her family threw an open house to celebrate her birthday, in the home where Gertie has lived since she and her...

Junior Emily Griffis is involved in nearly every music ensemble at Conant High School, from playing her flute and piccolo in the school's top band, as well as in the orchestra wind ensemble. She also plays piano with the jazz ensemble, and even teaches piano to...

Theater students at Hoffman Estates High School are bringing to life a show that is both hundreds of years in the making and a world premiere all at once. A Walk with the Bard was written and directed by Christina Ordonez, a former English teacher at the school and...

The Prospect Marching Knights have played military marches for years in the Memorial Day parades in Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect, but this week they played those same marches in the nation's capital for a Veterans Day salute. After months of fundraising, band...

It's a tradition that launches the start of the holiday season, when Santa makes his arrival at Woodfield Mall. This year, the jolly old elf parades around the shopping center at 6 p.m. on Thursday. The tradition stretches back more than 50 years, back to when...

This is the 60th anniversary of the Disney film, Mary Poppins -- and the 60th anniversary of the opening of Conant High School -- so naturally the students are celebrating the two milestones by bringing Mary Poppins to life. They are especially excited because this is...

Chicago Bears tight end Cole Kmet is one of quarterback Caleb Williams' favorite passing targets, and when he's not catching the ball, he's blocking for the Bears' running backs. But in last week's win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in London, he helped out in still...

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella closes its run this weekend at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, with shows at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with the two matinees on Saturday and Sunday already sold out. David Victor, executive director of...

Don't look now, but Schaumburg High School's marching band concludes this season's halftime show with with an iconic guitar solo from Metallica's Master of Puppets album, that was featured in Season 4 of Stranger Things. The dramatic finale features Junior Luke McCoy...