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The Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Sept. 5, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

All defendants in former D65 Superintendent Horton case have pleaded guilty, averting trial

By Claire Murphy

October 15, 2026 at 10:15 a.m.

Remaining defendants Alfonzo Lewis and Antonio Ross pleaded guilty to fraud charges in federal court,...

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...

Zoe Tseng, a recent Andrew High School graduate who received a Lighthouse Guild $10,000 scholarship, grabs a beverage at the Tinley Park Metra Station coffee shop. Tseng plans to attend University of Illinois Chicago this fall. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Andrew graduate Zoe Tseng awarded $10K scholarship from Lighthouse Guild

By Janice Neumann

June 11, 2025 at 12:37 p.m.

Zoe Tseng's accomplishments at Andrew High School in Tinley Park caught the attention of Lighthouse...

A bicyclist passes by the arch on the Northwestern University campus on March 31, 2025, in Evanston. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Northwestern announces cost-cutting measures amid growing financial pressures

By Zareen Syed

June 11, 2025 at 10:16 a.m.

Northwestern University announced several cost-cutting measures, including a hiring freeze and budget cuts, due to...

Amanda Schuler, a recent graduate of mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School, has been playing violin in the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras since she was 9 and will perform with the group June 12 in Millennium Park as well as on a main stage during Lollapalooza. (Amanda Schuler)

Tinley Park violinist who has played London, Paris and Broadway graduates to Grant Park Music Festival

By Janice Neumann

June 10, 2025 at 3:16 p.m.

Amanda Schuler will perform with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra at the Grant Park Music...

The UChicago Medicine construction site at 57th Street and Drexel Avenue in Chicago sits idle on June 7, 2024, a day after two workers fell from the scaffolding. David O'Donnell died at the scene. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

$23.5M lawsuit settlement reached for family of technical surveyor killed in fall from Hyde Park scaffolding

By Rebecca Johnson

June 10, 2025 at 5:02 p.m.

The family of David O’Donnell filed a wrongful death lawsuit last June after he fell...

Hester Junior High School teachers, from left, Kathy Zei, Greg Helton and Cathy Bernath retired at the end of the school year after more than 100 years of combined experience at the school in Franklin Park. (School District 84)

Three Franklin Park teachers retiring after combined century in education

By C.R. Walker

June 10, 2025 at 12:16 p.m.

District 84’s Hester Junior High School in Franklin Park is losing three of its most...

The Indian Prairie School District 204 office is at the Crouse Education Center at 780 Shoreline Drive in Aurora. The district's school board Monday voted to increase the price of breakfast and lunches to be served at district schools next year. (R. Christian Smith / The Beacon-News)

Indian Prairie School District 204 to increase breakfast and lunch prices

By Molly Morrow

June 11, 2025 at 11:41 a.m.

Students and families buying breakfast or lunch at Indian Prairie School District 204 schools can...

FILE – Dozens of tents in place as part of a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Ed White, File)

University of Michigan drops private security after reports of surveillance

By Associated Press

June 9, 2025 at 8:26 p.m.

The University of Michigan said it’s cutting ties with a private security company that was...

Sofia Fitzgerald, of Oak Park, a rising senior at Oak Park and River Forest High School, won the 2025 Hemingway Foundation Student Scholarship Essay Contest presented by the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park. (Sofia Fitzgerald)

Ernest Hemingway Foundation in Oak Park awards two $1,500 scholarships

By Myrna Petlicki

June 9, 2025 at 3:55 p.m.

Two talented young writers have won essay contests sponsored by the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of...

A construction crew works in the athletic field at Thornwood High School in South Holland June 5, 2025. (Andrew Burke-Stevenson/for the Daily Southtown)

Summer closures of Thornwood and Thornridge high schools will bring $25 million in facility upgrades

By Olivia Stevens

June 9, 2025 at 3:49 p.m.

Two Thornton High School District 205 schools will get a combined $25 million in upgrades,...

Ken Kazin, who just retired as the the band director at Evergreen Park Community High School, stands with his wife, Amy Kazin, who also is a music teacher at the school, in front of cast photos from student productions. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Evergreen Park Community High School band director Ken Kazin retires after nearly 40 year career

By Janice Neumann

June 8, 2025 at 5:19 a.m.

Ken Kazin, the longtime band director at Evergreen Park Community High School, helped build the...