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Several capital projects are underway at Harper College in Palatine, thanks to a referendum approved a few years ago. (Kate Thayer/Tribune)

Public to see Harper capital work

Voters living within Harper College’s boundaries will soon see the bulk of the tax dollars they approved in a capital projects referendum more than three … Read more ›

Danny Forster, who hosts Build It Bigger on the SCIENCE channel, signs autographs inside the gymnasium at Chippewa Middle School after his presentation. (Jennifer Delgado/Tribune)

Architecture buff takes Chippewa students around the world

Most Chippewa Middle School students haven’t been to Hong Kong or South Africa, but on Tuesday they took a tour of those places and others … Read more ›

From the community

Faculty iPads Ramp up Technology in Saint Viator Classrooms

School is nearly out at Saint Viator High School, but many of its faculty members have their work cut out for them — boning up … Read more ›

Maine West DECA students earned Top-10 honors in national competition.
From the community

Maine West students earn DECA national finalist honors

Continuing a three-year run, Maine West High School DECA once again had national finalists, this time at the DECA International Career Development Conference in Salt … Read more ›

Maine West’s Voice for the Nameless students with Amnesty International USA Executive Director Suzanne Nossel.
From the community

Maine West’s Voice for the Nameless attend Nobel Summit

Former President Jimmy Carter delivered a speech. So did Mikhail Gorbachev, one-time leader of the former Soviet Union. All told, 21 Nobel Peace Laureates gathered … Read more ›

From the community

Maine West hosts Poms clinic and tryouts May 15, 16, 17

Maine West High School is inviting girls to try out for the 2012-13 Poms Dance team, the Warriorettes. Tryouts are open to all current eighth … Read more ›

Students in Jennifer Conlon's current affairs class research NATO member nations in a Maine East computer lab during a recent class. (Jennifer Delgado/Tribune)

NATO Summit offers students a variety of lessons

All eyes are on the protesters, increased security and transportation havoc that this weekend’s NATO summit will bring, but students at Maine East High School … Read more ›

South Elementary students huddle around Beth Shadur, an artist who helped design a mural for the school. (Jennifer Delgado/Tribune)

Student-created mural unveiled at South Elementary

It takes creative thinking and critical skills to design a mural, and South Elementary students learned just that this spring as they set out to … Read more ›

Northern New Mexico College Head Coach Christina Jost talks to the girls during a timeout.
From the community

New Head Girls’ Basketball Coach Looking to Push Team to the Next Level

As the school year winds down, officials at Saint Viator High School announced Friday a new addition to the girls’ basketball program: Christina Jost, head … Read more ›

Valedictorian Katherine Petrovich (left) seen here with the Rev. Robert M. Egan, C.S.V., president of Saint Viator, and Kim Romano, salutatorian.
From the community

Lifelong Classmates Push Themselves to the Top of the Class

Seniors Katherine Petrovich and Kim Romano, both of Arlington Heights, have attended school together from kindergarten at St. James Catholic School through Saint Viator High … Read more ›