Karen Ann Cullotta

New Trier teachers make social distancing visit to special education students’ homes with motor caravan

April 7, 2020 at 2:29 p.m.

For New Trier High School special education students, the sudden change in their daily routines due to school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic has proved daunting. "We have some students...

Winnetka schools get ‘Zoombombed’ with pornography, racist rants during online meetings with students; police investigating

April 7, 2020 at 7:21 a.m.

Winnetka police are investigating recent reports of so-called Zoombombing incidents at two local schools, with hackers hijacking online student learning by posting pornographic images, racist rants and anti-Semitic symbols, authorities...

Wilmette and Winnetka park districts to host ‘socially-responsible’ egg hunts this weekend

April 6, 2020 at 3:42 p.m.

Determined to safely celebrate a beloved tradition for local families, the Wilmette and Winnetka park districts are hosting a pair of egg hunts this weekend that abide by the recommended...

Northfield teacher makes face shields to prevent spread of coronavirus: ‘Everyone is trying to figure out what they can do to help’

April 6, 2020 at 2:09 p.m.

For Sunset Ridge School computer science teacher Kim Albright, doing her share to stop the spread of the coronavirus began with moving two 3-D printers from the temporarily shuttered Northfield...

1 suspect dead, 1 in custody after Arlington Heights home invasion captured on surveillance video

April 6, 2020 at 7:14 a.m.

Arlington Heights police are investigating a Saturday afternoon home invasion that left one of the suspects dead, and the crime captured by the resident's home surveillance video camera. Police responded...

District 15 worker Dorel Fontagneres packs milk cartons to distribute to families outside Conyers Learning Academy in Rolling Meadows.

Some kids rely on schools for much more than an education. So schools are trying to find ways to reach them during the shutdown.

April 1, 2020 at 5:28 p.m.

It was Friday, March 13, and for teachers at Juliette Low Elementary School in Arlington Heights, the bad luck tied to the date proved prescient. Concerns about the coronavirus had...

Eric Race, a career technical teacher at Wheeling High School, wears a headband portion of the face shields that he and others in District 214 are 3D printing in order to help protect people on the front line working with COVID-19 patients.

Teachers and students create protective gear for essential workers in coronavirus battle: ‘I realized … I have the exact skill that people are calling out for’

April 7, 2020 at 12:43 p.m.

Troubled by a shortage of protective gear for essential workers, several Chicago-area educators are stepping up this week to create face shields for those on the front lines of the...

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