New Adventure Park, Perfect ACT Score: Good News, Illinois

Star students stood in the spotlight of this week's Good News, Illinois roundup, including a local senior with a perfect ACT score and a student soccer team who took the field with German players in overseas visits.

2 D131 Students Win Prestigious Scholarships: 'A True Testament To Our City's Academic Success'

Fewer than 100 students nationwide were chosen for the highly selective pre-college Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars Program.

Lemont Senior Scores A Perfect 36 On The ACT

Kinga is just the ninth Lemont High School student ever to achieve the feat, and the first since 2023.

Unity On And Off The Pitch: Exchange Program Connects Buffalo Grove, German Soccer Players

Schwaben AC, one of the oldest independent soccer clubs in the U.S., continues a program hatched in 2012 this summer and fall.

Lava Island Aims For 'End Of Year' Opening: What You Need To Know About The Area's Newest Adventure Park

The business is moving into a former Best Buy at Quentin Collection shopping center near Route 12 and Quentin Road in Kildeer.

Marist Seniors Commit To Colleges And Universities In First Round Of Signing Ceremonies

Marist seniors from Beverly, Alsip, Orland, Evergreen Park, Palos and Oak Lawn sign letters of intent to continue academic-athletic careers

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