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Kara Casten, wife of U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, formed a slate with two other Downers Grove residents, Ken Dawson, left, and Don Renner, to run for the District 99 school board. A slate of conservative candidates was defeated by the group, according to unofficial results.

School board elections see general pushback against conservatives, though not everywhere

April 9, 2023 at 8:48 a.m.

Voters across the Chicago suburbs and around the state turned back attempts to pull local school boards to the right in Tuesday's elections, though conservative candidates had pockets of success,...

Chicago State University faculty and staff members strike on the CSU campus on April 3, 2023.

Governors State faculty to strike Tuesday, joining 2 state universities already on the picket lines

April 9, 2023 at 8:39 a.m.

The faculty and staff at Governors State University will begin striking Tuesday, joining two other state universities on the picket lines this month. Members of GSU University Professionals of Illinois...

Darlene Allen-Nichols tutors a third grade student in reading at Burnham Elementary School in Burnham, March 29, 2023.

High-impact tutoring, funded by Illinois pandemic aid, helps boost students’ scores and confidence

April 7, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Four days a week, Darlene Allen-Nichols carves time out of her day job to help third graders with reading and math at Burnham Elementary School. "The tutoring fits in with...

"The Old Main" on the Eastern Illinois University campus in Charleston is seen in May 2021.

Eastern Illinois University faculty and staff slated to strike Thursday: ‘We lose wages when we strike’

April 5, 2023 at 4:12 p.m.

After an eight-hour bargaining session with administrators Monday, Eastern Illinois University union members are slated to begin striking Thursday. "After our members saw the administration walk away from the table,...

Associate professor Valerie Goss leads a group of Chicago State University faculty and staff during their strike on the CSU campus on April 3, 2023.

Chicago State University faculty strike after months of unsuccessful negotiations: ‘Where there is people there is power’

April 3, 2023 at 11:58 p.m.

The Chicago State University chapter of the University Professionals of Illinois stood on the picket lines Monday after almost a year of negotiating for better wages. More than 70 union...

The main entrance at Governors State University in University Park on Sept. 8, 2022. Union officials at GSU said students there have an increased need for advising assistance.

Strikes looming at 3 state universities: ‘We’ve already exhausted a bunch of other steps’

April 1, 2023 at 1:08 p.m.

Hundreds of faculty and professional staff at three state universities could go on strike next week. For over a year, the employee unions at Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University...

Bartlett High School sophomore Emma Engels, named IHSA state champion at the the Illinois High School Association girls wrestling finals, shyly displays her medal at school on March 23, 2023.

A smackdown of athletic stereotypes: Emma Engels of Bartlett High wrestles girls and boys, winning accolades and matches

March 31, 2023 at 10:46 a.m.

It's clear that wrestler Emma Engels doesn't do it "for the 'gram," and certainly not for the attention. The 15-year-old sophomore from Bartlett High School is fresh off an Illinois...

The Old Main on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston on May 5, 2021.

Faculty and staff unions plan to strike at Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University

March 24, 2023 at 12:18 p.m.

Staff and faculty at Chicago State University and Eastern Illinois University filed intent to strike notices Thursday after inadequate progress at their respective bargaining tables. The CSU chapter of the...

Protesters march toward the UIC Forum on March 9, 2023, before a Turning Point USA event featuring far-right speakers Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens.

UIC students protest conservative speakers Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens

March 10, 2023 at 11:40 a.m.

Students from the University of Illinois at Chicago protested a Turning Point USA college event Thursday evening at the UIC Forum featuring far-right speakers Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens. The...

Candace Owens during the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 25, 2022, in Orlando, Florida.

UIC students plan to protest far-right speakers Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens at Thursday event

March 9, 2023 at 3:30 p.m.

Students at the University of Illinois at Chicago are planning to protest a Turning Point USA college event Thursday featuring far-right speakers Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens. Kirk and Owens,...

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