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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...

FILE – In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

US colleges returning to campus sexual assault rules created during Donald Trump’s first term

By Collin Binkley

January 31, 2025 at 3:29 p.m.

Schools and universities responding to complaints of sexual misconduct must return to policies created during...

UIC student workers make union rally posters on campus on Jan. 29, 2025. They are seeking voluntary university recognition of their union. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

UIC undergraduate resident advisers move to unionize: ‘These are workers’

By Talia Soglin

January 31, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

In a move that could make them some of the first undergraduate student workers to...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez listens at the Board of Education meeting Jan. 30, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

As negotiations continue, Chicago schools chief Pedro Martinez says he ‘can’t even imagine the need’ for a teachers strike

By Rebecca Johnson

January 30, 2025 at 5:01 p.m.

Pedro Martinez, the CEO of Chicago Public Schools, said there's no need for a strike...

Guadalupe Gutierrez’s younger cousin, a student at Rosa Parks Middle School in Dixmoor, came home in tears earlier this month after a teacher made a comment about eagerly awaiting the mass deportations of undocumented immigrants promised by President Donald Trump. (Samantha Moilanen/Daily Southtown)

Teacher’s comment about deportations at Dixmoor school sparks fear as threat of ICE raids loom

By Olivia Stevens

January 30, 2025 at 2:54 p.m.

A resident is speaking out after a teacher at Rosa Parks Middle School in Dixmoor...

Fenwick girls water polo head coach Jack Wagner during a tournament at Fenwick High School on Friday, April 6, 2018. Wagner is returning to the poolside in Oak Park after five years and will lead the Fenwick team once again this spring. (H. Rick Bamman / Pioneer Press)

Hall of fame water polo coach Jack Wagner returning to Fenwick, where he’s won 10 state titles

By Steve Metsch

January 30, 2025 at 4:57 a.m.

Try as he may, Jack Wagner could not stay away from the sport he loves....

A school bus sits outside Funston Elementary School on W. Armitage Avenue at dismissal time on on March 21, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Illinois’ eighth graders outperform peers in all but one state in national math and reading test

By Ikram Mohamed

January 31, 2025 at 2:51 p.m.

Illinois' eighth graders outperformed the national average in both math and reading, according to the...

Ashton Spatz, center, a financial aid adviser with the University of Illinois Chicago, assists Jessena Sanchez, left, and her daughter, Leslie Delve, right, a sophomore at UIC, during a FAFSA workshop on Feb. 23, 2024, at UIC's Student Financial Aid Office. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

Despite chaos over Trump White House’s funding pause, FAFSA forms and student loans still available

By Cheyanne Mumphrey

January 29, 2025 at 4:42 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday rescinded the memo freezing spending. The U.S. Department of...

Kyle Hunter with Clear-Armor prepares the installation of a protective shooter-resistant laminate to enhance window's security. (Photo courtesy of the Will County Regional Office of Education)

Will County uses cannabis funds for shooter-resistant laminate on school windows

By Michelle Mullins

January 28, 2025 at 2:44 p.m.

A $70,000 allocation from the Will County Board’s cannabis fund will help outfit entrances of...

People walk into the Tivoli Theater in Downers Grove Wednesday, Jan. 22, to check out short silent films made by area high school students. The Student Silent Film Festival has been an annual event since 2017. (Jesse Wright/Pioneer Press)

Lyons Township team goes silent for Film Festival challenge

By Jesse Wright

January 28, 2025 at 5:03 a.m.

Students from Lyons Township High School participated in the Student Silent Film Festival at the...

Gloria Marquez picks up her daughter Natalie, 9, after school from Hamline School in the Back of the Yards neighborhood where reports of ICE agents caused fear in the community, Jan. 27, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

What happened at Hamline Elementary on Friday? Mistaken ICE report in Chicago is still sparking fear.

By Nell Salzman

January 30, 2025 at 5:51 p.m.

Many questions remain about what happened at Hamline Elementary when Chicago Public Schools mistook Secret...