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People walk across the Main Quad on the University of Chicago campus on Oct. 14, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

‘We were extremely careful that night,’ says witness to alleged sexual assault at fraternity party near U. of C.

By Lila Hempel-Edgers

October 14, 2026 at 8:50 p.m.

As the sexual assault allegation makes national news, a witness recounted the precautions she and...

A demonstrator holds a sign reading “WE ARE JANE DOE” during a protest against Cornell University’s handling of the 2024 fraternity-house gang rape allegations at the campus, Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Ithaca, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

A gang rape allegation at Cornell highlights how Title IX guides campus sex assault cases

By Heather Hollingsworth

October 14, 2026 at 7:54 p.m.

The focus on Title IX, which prohibits sexual discrimination in education, comes after a woman...

Demonstrators march from the Washington Monument to the White House during a “Stop Sexual Violence” protest in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Cornell president admits he never followed up on gang rape allegation ahead of no-confidence debate

By Leah Willingham

October 14, 2026 at 3:06 p.m.

Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff knew in 2024 that a student had reported being gang...

Oak Park and River Forest High School. (Wes Venteicher/baiduhai)

Oak Park and River Forest board fires teacher Aaron Podolner, who appeared in ‘America to Me’ documentary

By Bob Skolnik

July 11, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Longtime Oak Park and River Forest High School teacher Aaron Podolner was fired amid an...

Joyce Ester began as Governors State University's seventh president on July 1, 2025. (Governors State University)

New Governors State University president sees opportunity in her return to region

By Olivia Stevens

July 11, 2025 at 2:49 p.m.

Joyce Ester, a Phoenix native and Thornridge graduate, says she has been busy since starting...

The Chicago Public Schools emblem on its headquarters on West Madison Street, July 10, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago Public Schools lays off 1,458 employees to adjust for enrollment, programming changes

By Kate Armanini

July 12, 2025 at 12:32 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools announced a second round of summer layoffs Friday, laying off 1,458 employees...

Children play during aftercare for the Head Start program at Easterseals South Florida, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says

By Annie Ma

July 11, 2025 at 6:44 a.m.

The Trump administration will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a...

Lake Forest College has chosen West Chicago native Michael “Mike” Sosulski to be its next president. Sosulski is set to take over on August 11, 2025 at LFC.
(Courtesy of Lake Forest College)

Lake Forest College Board of Trustees chooses a Chicago area native to be the institution’s next president

By Daniel I. Dorfman

July 11, 2025 at 6:17 a.m.

The Lake Forest College Board of Trustees has tapped West Chicago native Michael “Mike” Sosulski...

Country Club Hills District 160 Superintendent Duane Meighan, left, and board President Sharon Mack discuss parent concerns at a Country Club Hills School District 160 board meetin, May 20, 2025. (John Smierciak/for the Daily Southtown)

Country Club Hills Superintendent Duane Meighan suspended after parents raise spending concerns

By Olivia Stevens

August 12, 2025 at 4:05 p.m.

Country Club Hills District 160 suspended Superintendent Duane Meighan and approved new administrators at Southwood...

People walk past Chicago Public Schools headquarters on W. Madison Street in Chicago on July 10, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Several top CPS staffers leave the district following departure of former CEO Pedro Martinez

By Kate Armanini

July 10, 2025 at 5:38 p.m.

Several top Chicago Public Schools staffers have left the district following the departure of former...

Phil Crews, center, is surrounded by current and former band members during a June 9 ceremony at Rich Township High School's Fine Arts and Communication Campus in Richton Park where the musical arts center was dedicated in his honor. Crews retired at the end of the school year after 22 years of leading the band program there. (Rich Township High School)

Phillip Crews, who set the beat for Rich Township musicians for decades, retires as school’s band director

By C.R. Walker

July 10, 2025 at 2:17 p.m.

After leading music programs for 22 years at Rich Township high school, Phillip Crews plans...

FILE – Students cross the campus of Dartmouth College, March 5, 2024, in Hanover, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Republicans urge US universities to cut ties with China-backed scholarship program

By Collin Binkley

July 9, 2025 at 7:43 p.m.

House Republicans are urging seven U.S. universities to cut ties with a Chinese scholarship program...

Members of the Northwestern University Postdoc Union listen as Edward Arnold speaks at the Rebecca Crown Center on July 8, 2025, in Evanston. The group voted last year to affiliate with the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the baiduhai)

Northwestern University postdoctoral researchers petition school to recognize union

By Kate Armanini

July 9, 2025 at 2:30 p.m.

Dozens of Northwestern University postdoctoral researchers marched through campus delivering a petition to formally ask...