Mount Vernon's school board unanimously appointed a new superintendent, Demario A. Strickland, at a May 14 special meeting. Strickland, who is currently interim superintendent of the Rochester ...

Marianna Johnnides was raised here in the Mount Vernon area, educated here — from ... has owned and run Mamma’s Kitchen restaurant here on Fordson Road. “I believe in this area,” Johnnides ...

Vernon’s 9.30am to noon show on Thursday was delivered live to the airwaves from a packed Beverley War Memorial Hall. It featured nostalgic music from the likes of Glenn Miller and Vera Lynn ...

Vernon Kay has opened up on the "stressful" period at home with wife Tess Daly due to their daughter's upcoming GCSE exams, admitting that there's "nothing they can do" about it. The BBC Radio 2 ...

VERNON, Ill. (WSIL) -- A domestic disturbance in Mt. Vernon led to a standoff early on Wednesday morning. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said their deputies responded to a call at 2:30 a.m ...

Vernon said: “Got GCSEs on the horizon…well, they’re here. We’ve started ours, we’re up and running. “Of course, it’s stressful. I remember my GCSEs…well, I don’t…I’m lying ...

Montebello resident Mike Skinner was a history teacher, basketball coach and sub school principal at Mount Vernon High School between 1955 and 1983. His name now adorns the school’s Michael M.

Vernon Hills pitcher Robert Miller’s sophomore season ended with elbow surgery, and by the fall, he still hadn’t thrown in a game again. Nonetheless, Miller had an inkling he was on the cusp ...

We have good news about a boy who needed a new kidney. Andrew Moreno, the son of Jewel's Cafe owner Julie Moreno, got his kidney after a community-wide effort back in September. He is now on the ...

He worked with community groups to create programs, such as Day in the Park, with the Vernon Junior Women’s Club. He also played a key role in creating July in the Sky, and countless athletic ...