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Hinsdale Township High School District 86 administrative center. (Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale High School District 86 seeks members for planning group

By Pioneer Press

October 16, 2026 at 12:35 p.m.

Hinsdale High School District 86 is inviting community members to serve on its Strategic Planning...

Students at Morgan Park Academy in a science class. (Morgan Park Academy)

Morgan Park Academy reduces tuition, celebrates ranking as top private school

By Elena Tittel

October 16, 2026 at 6:30 a.m.

Morgan Park Academy staff said they will reduce baseline tuition costs signifcantly for the next...

Senior Jackson Young, 18, fills out his ballot during an early voting event, Oct. 15, 2026, at Oak Park and River Forest High School. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

‘Teen Takeover for Democracy’ draws election officials to Oak Park and River Forest High School

By Cam'ron Hardy

October 16, 2026 at 12:30 p.m.

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon visited Oak Park and River Forest High School to encourage...

Nate Mellman, center, takes notes during a Dec. 10 hearing in Chicago regarding his nominating petition to be on the April 1 ballot in the race for the Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 School Board. (Bob Skolnik/Pioneer Press)

Israel-Hamas war tensions surface in Oak Park and River Forest School Board race

By Bob Skolnik

April 7, 2025 at 5:01 p.m.

Just before polls closed April 1, a flyer described as antisemitic circulated attacking Jewish candidates...

Sculptor Lorado Taft's bronze Alma Mater statue on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus. (Michael Tercha/baiduhai)

University of Illinois System launches pilot program to boost community college transfers

By Ikram Mohamed

April 2, 2025 at 1:35 p.m.

The University of Illinois System announced the launch of a pilot program aimed to increase...

The Indian Prairie School District 204 office is at the Crouse Education Center at 780 Shoreline Drive in Aurora. Four seats on the district's school board were up for election on Tuesday. (R. Christian Smith / The Beacon-News)

School District 204 board incumbents appear to retain their seats in Tuesday’s election

By Molly Morrow

April 2, 2025 at 3:55 p.m.

Unofficial results from Will and DuPage counties show the four incumbent District 204 board members...

In downtown Highwood at the #TDOVLakeCounty demonstration on March 30, 2025. (Karie Angell Luc/Lake County News-Sun)

Collegiate transgender athlete ban gets initial Indiana Senate approval

By Alexandra Kukulka

April 1, 2025 at 4:55 p.m.

A bill that would ban transgender women from collegiate sports passed on second reading in...

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

Indiana partisan school board bill passes House

By Alexandra Kukulka

April 1, 2025 at 12:25 p.m.

The Indiana House passed a bill Monday that would make school board races partisan, but...

Sebastian Williams, 12, a fifth grader, talks about what he remembers about the March 19 tornado that damaged McCullough Academy, forcing students and staff to relocate. They got their first look at temporary classrooms at the Gary Area Career Center on Monday, March 31, 2025. (John Smierciak / for the Post-Tribune)

McCullough students regroup, relocate at new Gary school

By Carole Carlson

April 1, 2025 at 10:33 a.m.

About 500 McCullough Academy students settled into their new classrooms Monday at the spacious Gary...

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates speaks during a news conference announcing a tentative agreement on a contract, at CTU headquarters on April 1, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

CTU reaches deal: What’s new and how will it affect CPS students

By Nell Salzman

April 1, 2025 at 7:34 p.m.

The third-largest teachers union in the nation wrapped up bargaining for the first time in...

Students grab slices of pizza during lunchtime at Hadley Junior High School in Glen Ellyn on March 28, 2025. The school currently does not have halal food options but will start offering halal-friendly options sometime in April. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Illinois is first to mandate halal, kosher meals be available in public institutions such as schools, but concerns remain

By Zareen Syed

April 1, 2025 at 12:18 p.m.

With the Faith By Plate Act mandating halal and kosher meals be offered at places...

People walk by the Arch on the Northwestern University campus on March 31, 2025, in Evanston. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Amid Trump administration crackdown on campus antisemitism, Northwestern reports dip in incidents

By Caroline Kubzansky

March 31, 2025 at 7:50 p.m.

The report comes weeks after Northwestern found itself among 60 schools to get a warning...

Chicago Public Schools Chief Education Officer Bogdana Chkoumbova, left, Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez and Chief Talent Officer Ben Felton speak with members of the press at CPS headquarters on March 31, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Teachers union votes on proposed contract deal after a year of tough negotiations

By Nell Salzman

April 1, 2025 at 12:16 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union reached a deal with Chicago Public Schools on a new contract,...