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Northwestern and Penn State fans arrive at the new Ryan Field in Evanston prior to Northwestern’s inaugural game at the stadium on Oct. 2, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

What’s that constant beeping noise? Ryan Field neighbors sound off on alarm testing

By Claire Murphy

October 16, 2026 at 2:39 p.m.

Noise and alarm concerns have taken a front seat in the complaints issued to Ryan...

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...

Dani Dumitriu talks to reporters at her office in New York, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to President Donald Trump’s demands in bid to restore $400M federal funding

By Philip Marcelo

March 26, 2025 at 8:32 a.m.

When President Donald Trump canceled $400 million in funding to Columbia University over its handling...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez leaves following a Chicago Board of Education meeting on March 13, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

CPS staff in a political tug-of-war: What to know about Chicago’s $175M pension battle

By Nell Salzman

March 26, 2025 at 4:49 p.m.

A controversial $175 million pension payment for non-teaching Chicago Public Schools staff has created tension...

FILE – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a news conference at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling

By Hannah Fingerhut

March 25, 2025 at 6:06 p.m.

Iowa cannot continue to enforce part of its book ban law, a federal judge said...

District U-46 tweaks boundary changes before 6th-graders are moved into middle schools

By Mike Danahey

March 25, 2025 at 5:43 p.m.

Students who live on Elgin’s east side will attend Elgin High School instead of crossing...

Hector Garcia, superintendent of Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary School District 181, greets Hinsdale Middle School staff on the first day of school at the new building Jan. 7, 2019. Garcia is the district's highest paid administrator. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale school administrator salaries average $148K

By Chuck Fieldman

March 25, 2025 at 1:29 p.m.

Salaries for the 24 administrators in Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 range from $96,424 to...

High School District 230, Elementary District 135 offices in Orland Park. (Daily Southtown file photo)

10 candidates for Orland School District 135 Board discuss test scores, taxes

By Olivia Stevens

March 25, 2025 at 3:43 p.m.

District 135 schools are Centennial, Center, Park, Prairie, High Point, Liberty, Meadow Ridge Century, Jerling...

Elmhurst District 205 Administrative Center, 162 S. York St., Elmhurst, is pictured in March, 2025. (Graydon Megan/Pioneer Press)

Five vying for three seats on Elmhurst School Board

By Graydon Megan

March 25, 2025 at 12:21 p.m.

York High School is one of 12 schools in Elmhurst Community School District 205, where...

Chris Covino, superintendent of La Grange School District 102, talked recently about plans for upgrading the district’s buildings and infrastructure if the voters approve $82 million in general obligation bonds April 1. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange schools referendum addresses infrastructure projects

By Hank Beckman

March 25, 2025 at 11:18 a.m.

La Grange School District 102 is asking voters to approve $82 million in general obligation...

Then a candidate, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson greets members of SEIU Local 73 as they announce their endorsement on Nov. 9, 2022, with SEIU Local 73 President Dian Palmer outside Chicago City Hall. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

Conflict between SEIU and CTU escalates with allegations of ‘bullying’

By Nell Salzman

March 25, 2025 at 6:10 a.m.

The conflict between the CTU and SEIU, two key supporters of Mayor Brandon Johnson, escalates...

FILE – Demonstrators gather outside of the Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore, on Friday, March 14, 2025, before a hearing regarding the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to Social Security data. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive information at US agencies

By Lea Skene

March 24, 2025 at 11:17 a.m.

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from...