Jamie Francisco

Test results were inconclusive for a Schaumburg High School student who is believed to have developed bacterial meningitis, a potentially life-threatening infection, over winter break, officials said Wednesday. Investigators were...

Initial tests indicate that a Schaumburg High School student recently developed bacterial meningitis, a potentially life-threatening infection affecting the nervous system, officials said Tuesday. School officials told the Cook County...

Professor Roger William Little was a legendary figure at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and hundreds of students packed into the popular lecturer's classes to learn about a very...

The wait for some United Airlines travelers flying out of O'Hare International Airport on Saturday was so long, every little positive was accentuated. "Every little step, we cheer," said James...

In 4th grade, Rishi Sethi felt as if he were the only child in Barrington who enjoyed chess. It was a lonely pursuit. So with some help from his mother,...

Almost halfway into the school year, struggling pupils at some suburban schools have yet to receive their first hour of free tutoring required by federal law. The No Child Left...

On "Mancow's Morning Madhouse" radio show, Raymond "Cowboy Ray" Hofstatter is the resident expert on nutcrackers, cuckoo clocks and "Dark Shadows," a 1960s television series about vampires. At Bohica Bar...

Professional storytellers captivate audiences the age-old way--no props, no sock puppets. That's the tradition students from three elementary schools in Arlington Heights-based Community Consolidated School District 59 are learning from...

A missing Chicago woman who has dementia was found safe in Evanston late Sunday, according to her sister. "My uncle just told me that my sister wasn't feeling good and...

It isn't every day that teachers and students get to pelt each other for fun, and for a good cause. Armed with squishy, foam balls, Schaumburg High School hosted its...