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A Schaumburg High School classroom on Aug. 28, 2020.

Township High School District 211 teachers say they could strike if new contract is not reached

April 1, 2022 at 3:57 p.m.

After six months of bargaining and "unproductive" sessions with a federal mediator, Township High School District 211 teachers have voted to initiate a strike process if a new contract is...

Yakciry Nieto, left, and Eliel Valenica Palomino participate in fourth grade math class at Lords Park Elementary School in Elgin on March 24, 2022. Fourth graders enrolled in the dual language program at Lords Park Elementary would need to sit for state assessments at least three times a year under an Illinois State Board of Education proposal that is facing opposition from educators, including some at Elgin-based Unit School District 46.

Illinois board of ed considers changing state’s standardized testing to 3 times a year, but some educators push back

March 28, 2022 at 5:12 p.m.

Despite opposition from some teachers and parents, the Illinois State Board of Education is considering replacing the state's annual student assessment with interim testing throughout the school year, including an...

Students give crossing guard Fred Welstead gifts on his 89th birthday on March 10, 2022, in Barrington. He's been a crossing guard for 26 years.

School crossing guards are hard to find. In Barrington, Fred Welstead has been on the job 26 years — and just turned 89.

March 25, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

For 26 years, school crossing guard Fred Welstead has stood sentry on busy suburban streets, safely shepherding children who are walking and biking to and from school with a watchful...

Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson speaks at the rally in support of the striking Proviso High School District 209 teachers, counselors, social workers and librarians as they strike outside of Proviso Math and Science Academy, March 4, 2022, in Forest Park.

Proviso teachers, school board reach tentative agreement to end two-week strike and send 4,200 students back to class

March 23, 2022 at 7:34 p.m.

Striking Proviso High School District 209 teachers on Wednesday reached a tentative agreement with the school board on a three-year contract that is slated to bring students back into the...

A person holds Butterhead lettuce in the Gotham Greens greenhouse.

Local food producers insulated from national supply chain woes flourish during pandemic. ‘We saw a huge bump in demand.’

March 21, 2022 at 11:40 a.m.

Just days after the state shutdown in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois farmer and brewer Matt Riggs faced a sober reckoning. "We were a draft-only brewery, so I...

Matt Petersen stands along West Main Street in Barrington on March 18, 2022. Police are investigating after Petersen and his boyfriend were reportedly harassed and injured after being shot at with a pellet gun while heading into Barrington High School on Wednesday.

Barrington High School LGBTQ+ students shot with gel pellets in what officials say is latest TikTok challenge

March 20, 2022 at 9:06 a.m.

Two Barrington High School students who are members of the LGBTQ+ community were allegedly targeted in a pellet gun shooting on campus this week in an incident officials say is...

Striking Proviso High School District 209 teachers, counselors, social workers and librarians picket outside of Proviso East High School on March 16, 2022, in Maywood.

Proviso superintendent defends actions during confrontation with school board member as teachers strike hits 10-day mark

March 18, 2022 at 6:23 p.m.

Classes were canceled for a 10th day at Proviso High School District 209, as the district's superintendent denied allegations he displayed aggressive behavior toward a school board member who has...

Claudia Medina, a member of the Proviso High School District 209 School Board, in a classroom at her bilingual Montessori school on March 17, 2022, in Forest Park.

Striking Proviso teachers call for superintendent’s resignation after confrontation with school board member

March 17, 2022 at 6:41 p.m.

Striking teachers at Proviso High School District 209 are demanding the district's superintendent step down, following a dust-up with a school board member who supports educators' requests for better pay...

Proviso High School District 209 classes canceled for 7th day, affecting 4,200 students; Riverdale students back in the classroom

March 15, 2022 at 6:35 p.m.

Striking teachers at Proviso High School District 209 were back on the picket line Tuesday, as classes were canceled for a seventh day for the 4,200 students enrolled at the...

Students leave Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School in Chicago on March 7, the day Chicago Public Schools announced plans to end its COVID-19 mask mandate on March 14.

Chicago Public Schools will still require masks in some settings; mask-optional policy begins Monday despite CTU opposition

March 14, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Students in Chicago Public Schools are slated to shift to a mask optional policy Monday, despite an agreement with the teachers union, which had successfully negotiated for the COVID-19 safeguard...

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