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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...

Teen librarian Mary Black, right, leads Stacks Social Club at the Evergreen Park Public Library with help from special education graduate students who attend St. Xavier University. The club participated in an escape room activity in November at the library. (Evergreen Park Public Library)

Evergreen Park library offers ‘social network’ for adults with disabilities

By Melinda Moore

December 31, 2024 at 1:15 p.m.

With help from an Autism Welcome Here grant, Evergreen Park library establishes a club where...

Tina Taylor-Ritzler has been hired as the next president of Trinity High School in River Forest. (Trinity High School)

Trinity High School’s next president has a long history at the school

By Jesse Wright

December 27, 2024 at 11:59 a.m.

Tina Taylor-Ritzler, who will lead Trinity High School in River Forest as president starting in...

Tinley Park High School (Ted Slowik/Daily Southtown)

‘Nothing but positive’: AI seen as an asset to teaching, in Bremen High School District 228

By Olivia Stevens

December 27, 2024 at 5:05 a.m.

Bremen High School District 218 leaders have become more enthusiastic about the benefits of artificial...

Tracy Chapman, left and Luke Combs, right, at the 66th Grammy Awards held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Feb. 4, 2024. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Heidi Stevens: Happiness, hope and some hurdles — 24 things from 2024 that I’m carrying into the new year

By Heidi Stevens

December 27, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Here are some of the things from the past year, in no particular order, that...

Oak Prairie Junior High School students, from left, Faith Miller, Annie Corrigan, Sophia Carriel, Lilly Barrett and Mia Wegworth participate in a book signing event after publishing their first book, "The Old Willow," at their school in Homer Glen. (Barrett family)

Homer Glen school friends preparing to publish second book

By Janice Neumann

December 26, 2024 at 1:01 p.m.

Five friends at Oak Prairie Junior High School in Homer Glen turned an assignment into...

Ed Condon, superintendent of River Forest District 90, sits with elementary students in the STEM lab at Lincoln School in River Forest. Condon recently announced plans to retire after 15 years of working in the district. (River Forest District 90)

River Forest superintendent Ed Condon sets retirement plan

By Bob Skolnik

December 24, 2024 at 3:48 p.m.

Ed Condon, the superintendent of River Forest School District 90, announced his plans to retire.

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

CPS CEO Pedro Martinez wins temporary restraining order against school board after ouster

By Nell Salzman

December 24, 2024 at 5:26 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board was blocked from changing Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro...

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks on Dec. 3, 2024, at the City Club of Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson faced ethics concerns over ties to Chicago Public Schools and teachers union, according to memo

By Nell Salzman

December 26, 2024 at 8:27 a.m.

A CPS memo reveals concerns about potential conflicts of interest between the mayor’s CPS employment,...

Lemont High School (Brett Johnson/Daily Southtown)

Tinley Park native Matt Maxwell to be next Lemont High School superintendent

By Olivia Stevens

December 24, 2024 at 5:10 a.m.

Matt Maxwell will join Lemont High School District 210 after two years at Central Community...

Chicago Board of Education board member Olga Bautista, left, and President Sean B. Harden speak with reporters outside the Chicago Teachers Union Center after a teachers contract negotiation meeting on Dec. 23, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Who’s the boss? Chicago School Board members attend teachers contract negotiations

By Nell Salzman

December 24, 2024 at 3:42 p.m.

Chicago school board members attended ongoing negotiations Monday with the Chicago Teachers Union for the...