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Teacher literacy mandate eased, exam still required

The state has relaxed some guidelines on a new literacy training requirement after a teacher outcry against the new state mandate.

Softball: Bella Dimitrijevic lifts up Lincoln-Way Central

The Florida State-bound junior pitcher heads into the sectional with a 24-2 record, 342 strikeouts and a sparkling 0.47 ERA.

"Before It All Goes Dark" tells the story of Nazi-looted art

The one-act opera adaptation by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer tells the story of a man who was the heir to an art fortune worth millions.

South Shore Line's Double Track project chugs past the finish line

Hatcher holds lead in bid for re-election to State House seat