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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 7:13 p.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...

Mount Carmel High School senior Matt Malloy, of Beverly, stands with his Chicago High School Journalist of the Year awards during a recent ceremony at Northwestern University. (Tim Baffoe)

Mount Carmel student named Chicago High School Journalist of the Year

By C.R. Walker

April 30, 2025 at 2:43 p.m.

Beverly resident Matt Malloy won the Scholastic Press Association of Chicago’s High School Journalist of...

A sign announces a transfer event at the College of DuPage’s transfer services center on its Glen Ellyn campus on April 16, 2025. (Molly Morrow / The Beacon-News)

With new University of Illinois program in the works, students and community colleges in Aurora area discuss transfer process, challenges

By Molly Morrow

April 30, 2025 at 11:03 a.m.

Students and community college staff in the Aurora area say partnerships with four-year schools make...

Chicago Public Schools headquarters seen on Oct. 4, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Feds probe Chicago Public Schools over alleged racial discrimination in Black Student Success Plan

By Nell Salzman

April 30, 2025 at 6:39 p.m.

The federal government launched an investigation into CPS related to allegations of discrimination in the...

Kobie Robinson Jr., 13, conducts a buoyancy test and records the water level after placing a shell in a graduated cylinder filled with water during a lesson with the Chicago Pre-College Science and Engineering Program at Kenwood Academy High School on April 26, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Engines of change: Chicago program puts young minds on the fast track to STEM

By Nell Salzman

April 29, 2025 at 9:53 a.m.

Chicago Pre-College Science and Engineering Program offers enrichment classes for historically underrepresented students.

Professor Emeritus Brian Diers checks on varieties of soybeans being grown for the Soybean Innovation Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus on Feb. 14, 2025, in Urbana. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Facing closure from Trump cuts, U. of I. soybean lab gets temporary lifeline

By Dan Petrella

April 28, 2025 at 5:59 p.m.

A U of I soybean research lab that faced closure after federal funding cuts got...

Lauryn Perry, who will graduate from Governor State University in May, recently won a STEM award for her research on using an AI-based program to code and create models for the development of vaccines and other types of immunotherapies. (Lauryn Perry)

Governors State student earns STEM award for work with Argonne on vaccines

By Janice Neumann

May 5, 2025 at 9:50 a.m.

Lauryn Perry from Governor State University won a STEM award from the Louis Stokes Alliances...

Police searching for suspect after person who is not a student shot and wounded at Illinois State University

By Adriana Pérez

April 28, 2025 at 1:39 p.m.

Illinois State University announced Monday that all events in the Bone Student Center scheduled for...

Students use a multidirectional crosswalk at Sixth and Green streets near the University of Illinois campus in Champaign. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Illinois academics relieved after Trump administration restores legal status of some international students

By Zareen Syed

April 26, 2025 at 12:22 p.m.

The announcement came after scores of international students around the U.S. filed court challenges, government...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, right, before a Chicago Board of Education meeting Feb. 27, 2025. Board President Sean Harden is at left. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago school board still interfering in outgoing CEO’s duties, Pedro Martinez claims in court filing

By Nell Salzman

April 25, 2025 at 4:16 p.m.

Outgoing Chicago Public Schools chief Pedro Martinez is alleging board members are continuing to usurp...

The Indiana Statehouse, as seen on January 4, 2021. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Indiana passes $44 billion budget in final vote of 2025 session

By Alexandra Kukulka

April 25, 2025 at 12:51 p.m.

Indiana’s $44 billion two-year budget was approved late Thursday night by both chambers of the...