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Timothy Christian Schools Board President Joel Tameling, Timothy Foundation President Peter Huizenga and superintendent Matt Davidson cut the ribbon to officially open the new middle school.

Illinois board of ed restores state recognition for suburban private school after it agrees to comply with mask mandate

August 13, 2021 at 5:57 p.m.

The Illinois State Board of Education restored a suburban private school's state recognition Friday, after school officials agreed to fully comply with Gov. J.B. Pritzker's school mask mandate when students...

Suburban high school freshman suspended after refusing to wear a mask: ‘She knows she has the right to make decisions about her own body’

August 13, 2021 at 5:33 p.m.

The parent of a suburban high school freshman who was suspended on the first day of school and sent home for not wearing a mask said Friday that her daughter's...

Theodore Roosevelt High School in Albany Park where Chicago Public Schools opened a COVID-19 vaccination site for employees on March 17, 2021.

CPS will require COVID-19 vaccination for teachers, other employees

August 13, 2021 at 2:35 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools is requiring its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they qualify for a medical or religious exemption, the district announced Friday. Employees without an approved medical...

Timothy Christian Schools Superintendent Matt Davidson, right, cuts a ribbon during a 2017 ceremony to open the new middle school in Elmhurst.

Suburban private school that lost state recognition over its response to Pritzker’s mask mandate says it never planned to defy the law

August 12, 2021 at 5:43 p.m.

A suburban Chicago private school that lost its state recognition this week over its response to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's school mask mandate said Thursday officials never planned to defy the...

Lori Algrim, a first grade teacher at Wild Rose Elementary School, leads her students into the school for their first day on Aug. 11, 2021, in St. Charles.

After 18 months of COVID-19 interruptions, students across suburban Chicago head back for in-person learning: ‘We’re in this almost normal world right now’

August 11, 2021 at 6:56 p.m.

As first grade teacher Isabelle Townsend greeted her students at Wild Rose Elementary School in St. Charles on the first day of classes Wednesday morning, the gloomy weather and concerns...

Michelle Hammer outside Deerfield High School on Aug. 4, 2021, in Deerfield. "As a mom of two athletes, I empathize with the students who are holding off on vaccinations and may face discrimination and exclusion from sports and other extracurricular activities."

Pritzker mask mandate for Illinois schools unlikely to quell COVID-19 battles at suburban districts

August 4, 2021 at 6:36 p.m.

At first glance, the hurling of F-bombs, menacing threats and burly security guards whisking away unruly members of the crowds packing suburban school board meetings in recent weeks seems straight...

Englewood resident Fannie Peeples gets a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Friend Health nurse Syreetta Stinson at the Peace House of I Grow Chicago, March 26, 2021. I Grow Chicago teamed with Friend Health to provide 150 vaccines, coffee and doughnuts at the event.

Cook County offering free rides to COVID-19 vaccine sites

August 2, 2021 at 5:04 p.m.

The Cook County Department of Public Health is offering free rides to suburban COVID-19 clinics. The initiative is aimed at helping residents with "limited mobility or transportation issues to easily...

Mark Eisenbrandt outside his Manhattan home on July 30, 2021.

Illinois special education students used to be pulled out of school as soon as they turned 22. Now they can finish out the year with their classmates.

July 30, 2021 at 5:40 p.m.

Will County resident Susan Eisenbrandt wiped away tears this week as she learned her son, Mark, will be allowed to remain at his neighborhood high school for five extra months...

From left, Duke the dog, Sam, 10, Megan, Charlie, 4, and Chris Lierman in their backyard on July 28, 2021, in Arlington Heights. The Liermans, who live in School District 25, support mask wearing and following CDC guidelines in COVID-19 prevention.

Masks up for debate again at suburban districts after CDC calls for universal masking in schools

July 29, 2021 at 2:43 p.m.

When Barrington resident Courtney Holsworth learned the latest federal COVID-19 public health guidance was in favor of universal masking, the mother of three was disappointed but not surprised. Since the...

Former CPS administrator named new Archdiocese of Chicago schools leader

July 26, 2021 at 3:28 p.m.

A former Chicago Public Schools administrator who founded the city's charter school program will take the helm next month as the new superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Chicago,...

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