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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...

From left, retiring Hobart School Board members Terry Butler and Karen Robbins discuss a program with Superintendent Peggy Buffington after the Dec. 19 meeting. (Carole Carlson/Post-Tribune)

Butler, Robbins leave behind legacy of service on Hobart School Board

By Carole Carlson

December 23, 2024 at 1:37 p.m.

With a combined 42 years on the Hobart School Board, Terry Butler and Karen Robbins...

West Side middle schooler Camarria Williams, left, and her twin, Camerria, are shown at James R. Jordan Boys & Girls Club on Dec. 20, 2024. The twin sisters took part in the Chicago Antibiotic Discovery Lab, a youth program run by the Boys & Girls Club and UIC scientists. A sample of goose poop Camarria took from Garfield Park was found by the scientists to have isolated an entirely new cancer-fighting compound. As of this fall, Camarria is listed as a published co-author for a study that appeared in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

North Lawndale middle schooler helps make scientific discovery of molecule with cancer-fighting properties in goose poop

By Sylvan Lebrun

December 23, 2024 at 1:29 p.m.

Camarria Williams, 13, is listed as a co-author in a published scientific study about a...

Herscher School District electric school buses charge in the new garage, built in fall 2024, in Herscher on Dec. 17, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Illinois awarded $20M to begin transition to electric buses

By Ikram Mohamed

December 21, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The Illinois State Board of Education has been awarded nearly $20 million to begin transitioning...

Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez holds a press conference at the Chicago Public Schools Colman Administrative Office after the Chicago Board of Education voted, Dec. 20, 2024, to terminate his employment contract. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago Board of Education votes to fire schools chief Pedro Martinez

By Nell Salzman

December 21, 2024 at 5:22 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Education voted Friday to fire Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez,...

People celebrate decisions favorable to Acero Schools made during a Chicago Board of Education meeting at the Chicago Public Schools Colman Administrative Office in Chicago on Dec. 20, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Board of Education votes to absorb five Acero schools

By Sarah Macaraeg

December 21, 2024 at 7:50 a.m.

The Chicago Board of Education on Friday finalized the array of support the district will...

Oak Park and River Forest High School teacher and activist Anthony Clark poses for a portrait at L!ve Cafe Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, in Oak Park. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

Activist Anthony Clark, who ran against Danny Davis, resigns as OPRF teacher

By Bob Skolnik

December 23, 2024 at 2:33 p.m.

Controversial Oak Park and River Forest High School teacher Anthony Clark, who ran for Congress...

Chicago Board of Education members listen in as members of the Acero charter schools community speak during public participation at a special meeting of the board at Colman School on Nov. 14, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

CEO Pedro Martinez’s termination wasn’t the only high-stakes financial decision the Board of Education voted on Friday

By Sarah Macaraeg

December 21, 2024 at 7:26 p.m.

As Chicago Public Schools faces deficits of around $500 million, two Board of Education votes...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez attends an event celebrating the Special Olympics on Dec. 19, 2024, at Luther Burbank Elementary School. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

CPS CEO goes to court in last minute attempt to save job before Friday board meeting

By Nell Salzman

December 21, 2024 at 12:37 p.m.

An agenda for a special meeting Friday was amended to include two possible options to...

Children are escorted from a church next to the Abundant Life Christian School on Dec. 16, 2024, in Madison, Wisconsin.
(Scott Olson/Getty)

Heidi Stevens: Holiday pajamas and police escorts — the infuriating contrast at Abundant Life Christian School

By Heidi Stevens

December 20, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

I’m trying to reconcile the playfulness of pajama day with to the flattened fury of...

The tension between Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez and Mayor Brandon Johnson continues to mount as a leaked memo reportedly shows Johnson wanted Martinez out by the end of
September. Martinez is seen here at a Special Olympics event on Dec. 19, 2024, at Luther Burbank Elementary School on the Northwest Side. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson adviser told CPS board he wanted CEO Pedro Martinez out by late September

By Nell Salzman

December 19, 2024 at 6:19 p.m.

A leaked City Hall memo shows Mayor Johnson wanted Chicago Public Schools Chief Pedro Martinez...