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‘Vague’ threat prompts extra security at Waukegan school

May 23, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.

A threat written on a Waukegan middle school bathroom wall has prompted extra security at the school Tuesday morning, District 60 officials said. The message, discovered Monday, was "vague in...

Fox Lake hires investigator who led village’s misconduct probe

June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m.

Fox Lake trustees are expected to swear in a pair of officers to lead the police department at a Village Board meeting Tuesday night. Jimmy A. Lee, an outside investigator...

Lake Villa teachers prepare to strike amid contract dispute

May 23, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.

Teachers and school board members at Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 are expected to meet for another bargaining session Tuesday night, 11 days after union members voted to...

State Rep. Rita Mayfield, D-Waukegan, right, photographed with state Sen. Melinda Bush, D-Grayslake, left, has proposed a bill that would hold back third-graders who aren't reading at grade level.

Proposed bill: Third-graders must pass reading test or be held back

May 23, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.

A Waukegan state representative's proposal to require schools to hold back third-graders who aren't reading at grade level until they've caught up is raising eyebrows among local school officials. "If...

District 60 to expand school bus service with pay-to-ride program

May 23, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.

Some Waukegan students who aren't eligible to ride the school bus will still have a chance to avoid trudging down snowy sidewalks this winter. School District 60 has announced plans...

Police and paramedics work the scene of crash between a school bus and two semi-trucks on Green Bay Road in Beach Park on Wednesday.

Kids injured in Beach Park school bus crash released from hospital

May 23, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.

Nine children injured when their school bus and two semitrucks crashed in Beach Park Wednesday afternoon have all been released from local hospitals, school officials said Thursday. "There were no...

Police and paramedics work the scene of crash between a school bus and two semitrucks Wednesday on Green Bay Road in Beach Park.

Truck driver charged after crash injures 9 children on school bus in Beach Park

May 23, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.

Nine students were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon when a school bus and two semitrucks crashed on Green Bay Road at Major Avenue in Beach Park, police said. There were 56 children...

Diana Rauner, the wife of Gov. Bruce Rauner, visited, toured and interacted with children Wednesday at the Green Bay Early Childhood Center in North Chicago.

Diana Rauner: Education starts ‘at birth or even before birth’

May 23, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.

Increasing access to early childhood education — including programs that start well before typical preschool ages — brought a pair of Republican leaders to schools in Waukegan and North Chicago...

The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on Dec. 1, 2015.

Proposal would limit travel expenses for schools, local governments

May 23, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.

A dozen state representatives have signed a bill that would force some local governments and school districts to keep a closer eye on travel expenses. Under the Local Government Travel...

A school nurse preapres a vaccine against whooping cough. The boosters, also called Tdap shots, are required for all sixth-graders in Illinois.

Whooping cough reported at Warren High School in Gurnee

May 23, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.

Officials at Warren Township High School are telling parents to monitor their children after a student contracted whooping cough. District 121 sent a letter to parents last week, and a...

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