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Chicago school board president candidates Jessica Biggs, from left, Hilario Dominguez and Victor Henderson participate in a forum at the Copernicus Center in Chicago on Sept. 29, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

More than $12.8 million flows in Chicago school board races

By Kate Armanini

October 17, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Millions of dollars are flowing into the races for Chicago’s first fully elected school board,...

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...

Student Catlyn Savado addresses students at Percy L. Julian High School in Chicago as many students walked out of school on Jan. 14, 2022, over school safety issues. (José M. Osorio/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: CPS students walk out

By Kori Rumore

January 14, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 14, according...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez during a news conference regarding the financial future of CPS as well as an update on CTU contract bargaining at CPS headquarters on Jan. 13, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

CPS on the ‘financial brink’ and state takeover shouldn’t be out of the question, Civic Federation report says

By A.D. Quig

January 13, 2025 at 6:17 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools is on the financial brink and the state should consider taking over,...

CPS CEO Pedro Martinez speaks at Daley Center, Dec. 24, 2024, after a Cook County judge granted a temporary restraining order against CPS board members. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Pedro Martinez timeline: A look at the CEO’s milestones — and demise — with CPS

By Nell Salzman

January 13, 2025 at 2:03 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez was fired In late December, clearing the way for...

Sixth-grader Mariah Triggs, center, and classmates use play money to reinforce math problems as they take part in a "hallway burst" where they present a project at Avalon Park Fine and Performing Arts School last week. Avalon Park is among four Chicago magnet schools that have received a $15 million grant over five years to implement a model allowing students to create their own learning paths. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Four Chicago magnet schools to share $15 million federal grant to implement personalized learning

By Ikram Mohamed

January 13, 2025 at 6:25 p.m.

Four Chicago magnet schools have received a $15 million grant over five years to allow...

Thornridge High School in Dolton, part of Thornton Township High School District 205. (Daily Southtown staff)

Seven candidates compete for four seats on Thornton Township High School Board

By Olivia Stevens

January 13, 2025 at 5:10 a.m.

A 22-year-old recent college graduate and the mother of a star deceased basketball player are...

With his parents just behind him, Jamie Corcoran, 8, dashes though a crosswalk as they head to Portage Park Elementary school in Chicago, Nov. 22, 2024. This intersection has bump-outs, where the curbs extend into the street for pedestrian safety. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Can Chicago make its streets safe for students to walk and bike to school?

By Sarah Macaraeg

January 13, 2025 at 6:15 a.m.

At least 2,860 youth pedestrians and cyclists have been hit by cars in Chicago since...

Christopher Garcia, 18, a senior at Intrinsic Schools’ Belmont campus, tests out a bike at the After School Matters program at West Town Bikes in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on Dec. 3, 2024. He said he wishes spaces for bikes separate from cars were more of a norm rather than the exception. The Chicago Department of Transportation completed 10 projects in the last year near schools around the city to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety following crashes involving youths. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Chicago students pitch safety improvements for youth pedestrians and cyclists

By Sarah Macaraeg

January 13, 2025 at 6:27 a.m.

The Chicago Department of Transportation completed 10 projects in the last year near schools around...

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates holds a collective bargaining update press conference at CTU Headquarters on Jan. 2, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Chicago Teachers Union president mocks CPS chief and apologizes

By Nell Salzman

January 10, 2025 at 11:22 p.m.

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates was criticized for referring to special education learning...

Following a vote by the charter operator’s Board of Directors Wednesday, Aspira Haugan Middle School in Albany Park will close at the end of the school year, Jan. 10, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Aspira votes to close charter operator’s Haugan Middle School as negotiations over Acero closures continue

By Sarah Macaraeg

January 10, 2025 at 6:59 p.m.

Charter school operator, Aspira Inc. of Illinois, has opted to shutter the doors of one...

Several Northwest Indiana schools use the PowerSchool student data system, which recently was hacked. (Yosi Azwan/iStockphoto)

Several NWI districts alerted of student data breach from PowerSchool

By Carole Carlson

January 10, 2025 at 2:19 p.m.

Area school districts might have been impacted by the cyberattack of a nationwide education software...