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A classroom sits empty at King Elementary on Sept. 8, 2020, the first date of the academic year for Chicago Public Schools.

Chicago Public Schools will resume in-person classes in January, but more suburban districts revert to remote learning amid COVID-19 surge

November 18, 2020 at 7:18 a.m.

Chicago Public Schools has announced that it will continue to provide classes through remote learning until after the winter break, but then plans to begin bringing students back on Jan....

Tony Araque, food pantry director, works during a distribution at the Niles Township Food Pantry on Nov. 13, 2020. The township has moved its distribution outside in the parking lot to increase social distancing.

COVID-19 economic hardships have left more residents in need this holiday season. Local food pantries say there are more helpers, too.

November 17, 2020 at 12:28 p.m.

As the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic forces a growing number of local families to seek financial assistance, officials at north suburban social service agencies say the increased need...

Pilar Cisneros puts out tables and chairs on the sidewalk adjacent to her family's restaurant The Trendy Taco in downtown Wilmette earlier this year.

Wilmette extends financial help for village restaurants struggling during COVID-19 pandemic

November 17, 2020 at 4:05 p.m.

Wilmette restaurant owners struggling in the wake of the state's recent tightening of COVID-19 restrictions on indoor dining might be eligible for economic relief through a new village program. The...

Students wear face masks to protect against coronavirus as they walk through a bridge connecting two buildings at Latin School of Chicago in October.

Illinois teachers union calls on Gov. Pritzker to close school buildings again because of COVID-19 surge

November 16, 2020 at 5:19 p.m.

Officials with one of the state's largest teachers unions on Monday urged Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the state's board of education and local school districts to take immediate action to...

Winnetka District 36 students shifting to week of remote learning following holiday break

November 16, 2020 at 2:54 p.m.

Winnetka School District 36 students will be shifting to a week of remote learning following the upcoming holiday break. At the same time, families will also be facing tighter travel...

While some parents, like these in Elmhurst, have rallied in favor of open schools, in other districts parents have written scolding emails to board members or publicly shamed them, board members said. But districts are also under sometimes equal pressure to keep schools closed.

Bullied, badgered, publicly scorned: Suburban school boards feel the heat — and the hate — as they weigh COVID-19 school closings

November 16, 2020 at 7:42 a.m.

When Brad Paulsen heads out on his regular walks through his Wheaton neighborhood these days, he dons his face mask, pulls on a golf cap and keeps his fingers crossed...

Maria Sinkule, a school social worker, rallies with the Addison Teachers Association in late October in support of switching to remote learning.

More than a third of Illinois teachers surveyed said they’ve considered leaving the profession amid COVID-19 stress: ‘I don’t know how much longer I can keep it together’

November 11, 2020 at 4:17 p.m.

More than a third of Illinois teachers surveyed said they've considered leaving the profession amid the safety concerns and debilitating stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials at the state's largest...

District 15 teachers pushing for halt to in-person instruction, citing latest COVID-19 restrictions

November 10, 2020 at 6:17 p.m.

Teachers in Marquardt School District 15 said Tuesday that tightened COVID-19 restrictions announced by the state underscore the need to halt in-person student instruction and shift back to remote learning....

Wilmette, Winnetka school officials warn families to remain careful as COVID-19 rates hit record levels

November 10, 2020 at 1:16 p.m.

Winnetka and Wilmette school officials are urging families to remain extra vigilant due to record high COVID-19 rates, but say area elementary schools will remain open for now. In a...

Junior Rodriguez, a custodian for Schaumburg School District 54, pulls a trash bin that holds bottles of disinfectant spray at Frost Junior High School on March 3, 2020.

Schaumburg School District 54 halts in-person instruction as hundreds of students and teachers are quarantined and COVID-19 rates hit record levels

November 9, 2020 at 4:41 p.m.

With hundreds of students and teachers in quarantine and COVID-19 rates at record levels, Schaumburg School District 54 has halted in-person instruction and returned to remote learning. Superintendent Andy DuRoss...

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