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U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon heads into a news conference at Chicago Hope Academy on Feb. 5, 2026, in Chicago. McMahon and administration officials are visiting schools in 50 states to promote their "History Rocks!" initiative. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Education Secretary Linda McMahon visits Near West Side private school

February 5, 2026 at 9:56 p.m.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon addressed students at a private Christian high school, her latest stop on a controversial, national civics tour.

An illustration, posted by Illini Republicans on Instagram, depicts what appears to be a federal agent pointing a gun at a man's head. The group has said it stands with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Illini Republicans)

U. of I. Republicans club faces backlash for post supporting ICE: ‘Only traitors help invaders’

February 2, 2026 at 6:15 p.m.

The Illini Republicans club at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is facing backlash after posting an illustration on social media of a masked gunman holding a weapon to a...

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, center, speaks at a news conference at CTU headquarters in Chicago on April 1, 2025, . flanked by CTU Vice President Jackson Potter, left, and CTU Deputy General Council Thad Goodchild. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

CTU alleges rival union conspired with the boss in fight over low-wage CPS employees

January 30, 2026 at 5:32 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union has accused the Chicago Board of Education of conspiring with a rival union to undermine its bargaining unit.

The former Paderewski Elementary School, 2221 S. Lawndale Ave., on Jan. 29, 2026. The school board voted unanimously in favor of its sale at its January meeting. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago Public Schools approves buyers for two more closed buildings

January 29, 2026 at 6:33 p.m.

CPS approved the sale of two closed schools Thursday, which will be repurposed into affordable housing and an athletic facility.

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates addresses members at CTU headquarters on Jan. 27, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Amid federal pressure, CTU President Stacy Davis Gates declares union is ‘really strong’

January 28, 2026 at 1:23 p.m.

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates gave a sweeping address to a sea of supporters at the union's headquarters on the Near West Side.

An Illinois state trooper tells Cassie Creswell, executive director and president of Illinois Families for Public Schools, she will have to mail a letter she was hoping to deliver to Gov. JB Pritzker calling on him to opt Illinois out of a new federal school voucher program, outside of the governor's office in the West Loop, Jan. 27, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Public school advocacy groups urge Gov. JB Pritzker to opt out of federal voucher program

January 27, 2026 at 7:31 p.m.

Activists called for Gov. JB Pritzker to reject the first federal school voucher program under President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."

Chalmers STEAM Elementary School Principal Romian Crockett greets arriving students on Jan. 22, 2026, in Chicago. Chalmers has one of the highest attendance rates in the district, and is also one of the few schools to dramatically reduce chronic absenteeism post-pandemic. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Can school climate solve chronic absenteeism? Ask these principals.

January 26, 2026 at 9:55 a.m.

A University of Chicago study found that school climate is perhaps the most powerful predictor of how many students show up to class.

A crossing guard assists students crossing the street as they arrive for classes, at Chalmers STEAM Elementary school, Jan. 22, 2026, in Chicago.(Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

CPS cancels class Friday due to extreme cold

January 22, 2026 at 3:56 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools has canceled classes and afterschool activities Friday due to sub-zero temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills.

Destiny Singleton, a senior at Ogden International High School, is an honorary student member of the Chicago Board of Education and will attend Stanford University in the fall, Jan. 15, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

CPS honorary student board member on her tenure: ‘Speak when you’re scared’

January 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Destiny Singleton stood inside a Garfield Park church last November. Every seat was filled for the community event, but her voice was measured as she spoke into the microphone. The...

The Lincoln Park High School Local School Council meets in front of an audience at the school's auditorium on Feb. 13, 2020, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

CPS short thousands of applications for Local School Councils less than a week before deadline

January 16, 2026 at 10:12 a.m.

Chicago Public Schools has received less than half of the thousands of applications it needs for Local School Council spots before Tuesday’s deadline.

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