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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...

School City of Hammond board listen during the comment period of a Hammond School Board meeting on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

Partisan school board elections bill passes Indiana Senate

By Alexandra Kukulka

February 18, 2025 at 2:22 p.m.

A Senate bill that would require school board candidates to declare a political party passed...

Tom Shepherd, of the Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project during a Nov., 2023 event at Sand Ridge Nature Center. The project, now called the Midwest Underground Railroad Network, will host a Black History Celebration Feb. 21 at First Reformed Church of South Holland. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown).

Black History Celebration in South Holland highlights songs and sites of freedom seekers

By Susan DeGrane

February 19, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

First Reformed Church of South Holland, an Underground Railroad site, will host the Midwest Underground...

Waukegan school officials discuss expulsion policy; ‘We give them consequences depending on the entire situation’

By Steve Sadin

February 19, 2025 at 10:52 a.m.

The state’s expulsion law resulted in 11 Board of Education discussions and votes between the...

Allan DiCastro chats with a Serena Hills Elementary School 4th grader in 2018 after he donated $250,000 toward the creation of a STEAM lab at the school in Chicago Heights. DiCastro recently donated $100,000 toward a scholarship for students from Serena Hills to attend nearby Prairie State College. (School District 161)

Los Angeles advocate revisits his Chicago Heights roots with $100K Prairie State College scholarship

By Janice Neumann

February 17, 2025 at 5:08 a.m.

Allan DiCastro, who attended Prairie State College in the 1980s, established a $100K scholarship for...

President Donald Trump points to a reporter and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Donald Trump calls for withholding federal money from schools and colleges that require COVID vaccines

By Collin Binkley

February 14, 2025 at 5:37 p.m.

Schools, colleges and states that require students to be immunized against COVID-19 may be at...

U.S. Olympian Emery Lehman, right, stands with Oak Park and River Forest High School students Rory Hurt, left, and Patterson Grant on Feb. 13 after Lehman was presented the school's Tradition of Excellence award. (Bob Skolnik/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park and River Forest lauds Olympians, WWII hero, NATO leader with alumni awards

By Bob Skolnik

February 14, 2025 at 5:02 p.m.

Among the OPRF alumni given Tradition of Excellence awards were an Olympic medalist, a World...

Republican State Sen. Travis Holdman speaks before the Indiana state Senate at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, on April 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Arleigh Rodgers, file)

Partisan school board election bill gets initial Senate approval after amendment fails

By Alexandra Kukulka

February 14, 2025 at 4:55 p.m.

Senator J.D. Ford, D-Indianapolis, attempted to amend a bill making school board elections partisan to...

Students walk at the UIC campus on Oct. 24, 2022. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

UIC proposes plan to close School of Literatures, Cultural Studies and Linguistics amid $22M deficit

By Ikram Mohamed

February 17, 2025 at 6:21 a.m.

The university has given staff members until March 7 to provide alternative options to address...

Northwestern University in Evanston announced actor and comedian Steve Carell will be its 2025 Commencement speaker. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Northwestern University taps actor Steve Carell for commencement

By Pioneer Press

February 13, 2025 at 4:32 p.m.

Northwestern University in Evanston announced actor-comedian Steve Carell will deliver its 2025 commencement speech.

Judson University in Elgin will begin offering associate and bachelor's degrees in nursing with its acquisition of Ambria College of Nursing in Hoffman Estates, school officials said. (Judson University)

Elgin’s Judson University to start offering nursing degrees with acquisition of Ambria College

By Mike Danahey

February 13, 2025 at 12:10 p.m.

Judson University has acquired Ambria College of Nursing in Hoffman Estates with plans to expand...