Lee V. Gaines

A Voice for All march heads east from Oak Park Public Library on Saturday.

Marchers rally in rain for return of OPRF teacher who shared social media post of student in blackface

May 8, 2019 at 5:06 p.m.

More than 60 people gathered in front of the entrance to the Oak Park Public Library on Saturday morning in the midst of a thunderous downpour to demand that Oak...

A rendering presented at a special Park Ridge-Niles District 64 Board of Education meeting on Oct. 10 illustrates proposed layout changes to Roosevelt school, including installing a secure vestibule and moving the school's main entrance.

Boosting security among improvements eyed in District 64

June 2, 2018 at 3:50 a.m.

As officials at Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 continued to address improvements to the district's schools, a Roosevelt Elementary School teacher stressed the importance of security. Nicole Azark, a fourth-grade...

Lisa Pintado-Vertner, an Oak Park parent and member of The Truth About Choice in Education committee, which belongs to political action group Oak Park Call To Action, addresses the crowd gathered Sept. 30 at Lake Theater before a screening of the 2016 documentary "A Backpack Full of Cash."

Foes of charter school proposal host documentary screening in Oak Park

May 8, 2019 at 5:05 p.m.

Organizers of a documentary screening in Oak Park say they're on a mission to educate the community about what they perceive as the negative impact of charter schools on the...

Luann Kolstad, the chief school business official for Park Ridge-Niles District 64, speaks during a presentation about property taxes and the impact the state's new school funding formula will have on the district at Lincoln Middle School on Sept. 28.

Panel members explain local impact of new state school funding formula

May 23, 2019 at 9:51 a.m.

At a school finance panel last week, school business officials for Park Ridge-Niles District 64 and Maine Township High School District 207 provided initial estimates on what the districts expect...

Evanston girls volleyball team starts conversation by kneeling during anthem

May 13, 2019 at 3:03 a.m.

The decision of an Evanston High School girls volleyball team to "take a knee" during the national anthem before their match this week sparked conversation on the topic in both...

The Park Ridge-Niles District 64 Board of Education approved a budget for fiscal 2018 during a meeting on Sept. 25.

District 64 officials approve balanced budget

May 23, 2019 at 9:50 a.m.

At their meeting Monday night, members of the Park Ridge-Niles District 64 Board of Education unanimously approved a balanced budget for the 2018 fiscal year. The task of getting to...

Therese Schuepfer is shown at the Ridgewood Foundation 12th Annual Hall of Fame Induction at Ridgewood High School.

Remarkable Rebels: Ridgewood honors new Hall of Fame members

May 9, 2019 at 6:57 p.m.

The 2017 inductees to the Ridgewood High School Alumni Hall of Fame come from varied backgrounds and professions, but they all share one notable pastime: service to their communities and...

Park Ridge-Niles District 64 Superintendent Laurie Heinz said during Monday night's special board meeting that the district's administrators "without a doubt" deserve raises.

District 64 approves superintendent’s request to boost administrator salaries

May 23, 2019 at 9:50 a.m.

Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 Superintendent Laurie Heinz said during Monday night's special board meeting that the district's administrators "without a doubt" deserve raises. The district's board of education ultimately...

Coming soon — a theater near you: AMC to bring movies to Norridge, starting next month

May 9, 2019 at 6:56 p.m.

Come this fall, Norridge residents won't need to drive beyond village boundaries to grab a bag of movie theater popcorn before they settle in to watch a newly released blockbuster...

Dajae Coleman is shown in a family photo. Dajae was murdered at age 14 in 2012.

Youth with Dajae Coleman when teen shot dead takes stand at murder trial

May 23, 2019 at 4:54 a.m.

Carl Singletary "knew something was brewing" when members of rival gangs got into a fight at a party he attended in Evanston, and he and a group of friends decided...

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