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Chicago Board of Education president candidate Hilario Dominguez speaks about why he is running and refutes any wrongdoing, on Oct. 6, 2026, at a press conference outside Maggiano's Little Italy in River North. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson says he supports embattled school board president candidate

By Alice Yin

October 7, 2026 at 7:29 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson reiterated his support Wednesday for a candidate for Chicago Board of Education...

Lilana Andjelich, 14, Olive Andjelich, 11, and Paris Andjelich, 8, enjoy the in-ground piano at the Hebron Public Library garden following a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

‘A very special project’: Hebron Public Library celebrates new garden

By Doug Ross

October 7, 2026 at 11:57 a.m.

The Hebron Public Library garden is the fifth and final garden installed in the Porter...

FILE – A Morehouse College student lines up before the school commencement, May 19, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Trump administration proposes a $70,000 fee for international students to work in the US

By Annie Ma

October 7, 2026 at 10:24 a.m.

The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking...

Margaret Mary, an alumni of Mundelein College with which Loyola merged in 1991, sits next to a newly unveiled statue of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt at Loyola University Chicago, Aug. 21, 2026. Sister Jean taught at Mundelein before becoming part of Loyola. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Photos: See the new Sister Jean statue on Loyola’s campus

By Arthur Maiorella

August 21, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

Loyola marked the beginning of the new school year by unveiling a statue of Sister Jean...

FILE – An Omaha police car drives on Dec. 8, 2007, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Nebraska’s largest school district asks police to stop using electric shock gloves on students

By Kathy McCormack

August 20, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

Omaha police agreed this week to stop carrying gloves that can deliver electric shocks to...

University of Illinois Chicago student Joshua Arroyo, 19, moves in his belongings to his dorm room at the Academic and Residential Complex at UIC on Aug. 20, 2026. UIC administrators, staff members and student volunteers welcomed campus housing residents for the fall 2026 semester. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Photos: Move-in day at UIC

By Antonio Perez

August 20, 2026 at 6:31 p.m.

UIC administrators, staff and student volunteers welcome campus housing residents for the fall 2026 semester.

Northwest Indiana schools begin to seek state waivers for missed days

By Carole Carlson

August 20, 2026 at 3:58 p.m.

Many Northwest Indiana school districts will seek waivers from the state after missing school days...

Evergreen Park Community High School students, from left, Juliana Bosch, Ava Chandler and Izabella Rodriguez-Acevedo recently gathered at the school to finish a large mural they and classmates were working on in time for the start of classes. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Evergreen Park students spent a chunk of their summer at school to illustrate science

By Janice Neumann

August 20, 2026 at 5:07 a.m.

Evergreen Park Community High School students worked this summer on a mural that combines the...

A crew works near the football stadium at Homewood-Flossmoor High School on Aug. 19, 2026, in Flossmoor. (Paul Eisenberg/Daily Southtown)

School resumes in some Southland areas hard hit by storms

By Evy Lewis

August 19, 2026 at 6:03 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker declared a state emergency over storms including tornadoes that swept through the...

Northside College Preparatory High School, newly crowned as the best school in Illinois by U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-27 rankings, on Aug. 19, 2026, in the North Park neighborhood. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Northside College Prep replaces Walter Payton College Prep as state’s ‘best’ high school, according to U.S. News & World Report

By Kate Perez

August 19, 2026 at 7:29 p.m.

Northside College Preparatory High School was named best high school in Illinois by U.S. News...

Jurnee-Marie Wise, a participant in the Till Institute Summer Academy, works on a drawing of a baseball jersey with Emmett Till's last name at the Chicago History Museum on July 22, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Till Institute Summer Academy brings teens together to talk about social justice

By Darcel Rockett

August 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The day independent autopsy results were shared for Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old Black student whose...

Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Jackson Potter speaks with the media outside Chicago Public Schools headquarters on Aug. 19, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

CTU sues Illinois Policy Institute and Liberty Justice Center, alleging ‘ongoing smear campaign’

By Kate Armanini

August 18, 2026 at 4:26 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union is suing the Illinois Policy Institute and the Liberty Justice Center,...

The Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center, one of Evanston-Skokie District 65's schools, pictured in February 2026. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Evanston District 65 hired a financial boss, but Glenview District 34 records show ‘unprofessional’ conduct

By Claire Murphy

August 19, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

Evanston District 65 hired Eric Miller as CFO, but records at previous employer Glenview D34...