DARIEN — Ever since she was a freshman, Darien High School student Aaliyah Durango said she wanted to go to a homecoming dance. “I always really wondered why we didn't have one,” she said.

Building the stage is almost as big a tradition as the homecoming itself. People of all ages come out to help or watch as the stage goes up. “Back in the day, square dancing was the dance ...

Maddy, 17, a senior at Glenbrook North High School, rode in a pink Hummer limousine to the high school’s Oct. 1 Homecoming dance, accompanied by Nicholas Kotsinis, 21, of Glenview. Maddy ...

Still, autumn of 2021 offered glimpses of normalcy as homecoming returned to Colorado high schools. Sure, students at Columbine still had to wear masks at the dance, but, student body president ...

While underclassman seemed to get off a little cheaper to purchase or make a mum and attend the homecoming dance, some seniors went all out for their last big bash and have no regrets.