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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 2:45 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...

Angelo Young 9, (left) and Elijah Shepard 9, (center) listen to IUN sophomore Haider Choudhry explain different types of fingerprints as part of an after school forensic science workshop led by members of the IU Northwest Chemistry Club on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. IUN students have been leading a monthly class for the students at Daniel Hale Williams Elementary School in Gary, specifically focusing on forensics at the level a kindergartener to 4th grader would comprehend. (John Smierciak / Post-Tribune)

Gary students using chemistry to solve “crime”

By Carole Carlson

February 27, 2025 at 10:52 a.m.

A fictional crime has been committed and students at Gary’s Williams Elementary are sniffing out...

Students on the main quad in front of the Illini Union on the University of Illinois campus, Feb. 14, 2025, in Urbana. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Illinois launches free test prep program for public university and select community college students

By Ikram Mohamed

February 27, 2025 at 2:22 p.m.

Illinois is offering free test preparation to over 200,000 students at public universities and select...

Parents raise concerns over gas smell and heating issues at Albany Park elementary school

By Nell Salzman

February 27, 2025 at 11:25 a.m.

Chicago Public Schools has acknowledged the challenges of having older facilities like Volta, and said...

Students, parents and educators gather for a rally outside Tamayo Elementary School on Feb. 26, 2025. The rally was held to call attention to the planned closure of Acero Charter Schools and the Board of Education's Thursday meeting to discuss details of the plan. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Immigration agents detain Acero charter schools parent on eve of school board vote to shutter some locations

By Nell Salzman

February 27, 2025 at 2:27 p.m.

A parent dropping off two students at an Acero charter school on the Southwest Side...

Thea Bowman cheerleading and dance team members dance "Soul Train" style in pairs during a visit from Dance Theatre of Harlem members at Indiana University Northwest on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Thea Bowman dancers gain moves, confidence at Dance Theatre of Harlem workshop

By Alexandra Kukulka

February 26, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

“Kick, ball, change,” and “Passé” were some of the step combinations Lindsey Donnell, with the...

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates and Vice President Jackson Potter attend a bargaining session on sustainable community schools with members of the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools at Cameron Elementary School in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on Sept. 24, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

CTU leaders file motion to quash subpoena for their texts, depositions

By Nell Salzman

March 10, 2025 at 11:24 a.m.

Chicago Teachers Union leaders Stacy Davis Gates and Jackson Potter are fighting subpoenas served by...

Erika Patterson (Penny Shnay/for the Daily Southtown)

Park Forest-Chicago Heights District 163 Board names associate as new superintendent

By Jerry Shnay

February 25, 2025 at 3:27 p.m.

The Park Forest-Chicago Heights Elementary District 163 Board voted Monday to hire Ericka Patterson as...

Matthew Shipley, Indian Prairie School District 204 chief school business official, talks to the District 204 school board at its meeting on Monday. (Molly Morrow / The Beacon-News)

Indian Prairie School District 204 board approves nearly $15 million mid-year budget adjustment for capital projects

By Molly Morrow

February 27, 2025 at 12:02 p.m.

The district’s successful bond referendum in the fall generated capital funding, but the district says...

Oak Park and River Forest High School. (Pioneer Press)

Officials promise ‘immediate consequences’ after racist graffiti found at Oak Park and River Forest High School

By Bob Skolnik

February 25, 2025 at 11:52 a.m.

Oak Park and River Forest High School officials said antisemitic and racist graffiti found in...

Oak Park and River Forest High School student Iris Keane, from left, sits at the board table with School Board members Tim Brandhorst and Fred Arkin during a Feb. 20 meeting, Keane's first as a student delegate to the board. (Bob Skolnik/Pioneer Press)

Student returns to Oak Park and River Forest School Board table for first time in decades

By Bob Skolnik

February 25, 2025 at 11:09 a.m.

SIris Keane is the first student representative to participate in open session of the Oak...