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It was nearly impossible to see the difference between the Oak Park and River Forest High School students and their British counterparts recently at an annual poetry showcase. Students in...

For high school students in Indian Prairie School District 204, college literally is around the corner. Children in the Aurora-based school system will be able to experience the freedom of...

At first, some students at Madison Junior High School in Naperville thought the unusual seating arrangement in the cafeteria Tuesday was a form of punishment. The murmur during the four...

Eighth grader Victoria Sawchuk stared awestruck at Caroline Kennedy sitting in a wooden rocking chair last week at the Naperville School District 203 administrative offices. Victoria wrote a poem among...

Once he's spotted the curling leaves on the outstretched branches of a stately American elm tree, Scott DeRoss' heart sinks. A forester for the village of Brookfield, he knows that...

When 14-year-old Melvin Kellam got a rejection letter from the new Proviso Mathematics and Science Academy in Forest Park, he was sorely disappointed. "I try not to get my hopes...

Adam Greene expected to do well on the ACT college-entrance exam in April. Just a few weeks before, he scored a 35 on the national administration of the test. But...

Don't expect any wild-child antics or Hollywood-type tantrums from former child actor Ian Smith, 18. Although the Elmhurst resident played the lead character in the movie "Simon Birch" about eight...

If a library encourages kids to read comic books, you know it'll be a hit. That's what folks at the Downers Grove South High School library urge kids to read--along...