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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...

Joel Perdomo-Hernández studies marketing at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, Nov. 19, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Northeastern Illinois University celebrates new leadership and energy

By Nell Salzman

November 29, 2024 at 6:41 a.m.

NEIU, the longest-standing four-year public Hispanic-serving institution in the Midwest, faces fiscal challenges like many...

FILE – An American flag hangs in a classroom as students work on laptops in Newlon Elementary School, Aug. 25, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Trump promised mass deportations. Educators worry fear will keep immigrants’ kids from school

By Bianca Vázquez Toness

November 27, 2024 at 8:19 a.m.

Last time Donald Trump was president, rumors of immigration raids terrorized the Oregon community where...

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)

Newly improved student aid application released following last year’s technical woes

By Ikram Mohamed

November 27, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.

U.S. Department of Education officials have released next year's Free Application for Federal Student Aid,...

Bloom High School in Chicago Heights was recently named a National Model School by EduGuide, a Lansing, Michigan, based nonprofit that promotes self reflection and problem-solving among students. (Paul Eisenberg/Daily Southtown)

Bloom High School becomes national model for problem solving

By Janice Neumann

May 1, 2025 at 1:52 p.m.

Bloom High School in Chicago Heights became a National Model School for EduGuide, a Lansing,...

Frequent ticketing of students at Palatine High School, shown in 2022, led the Illinois attorney general’s office to investigate Township High School District 211 and conclude the district had violated state law. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

AG finds Palatine schools broke law by using cops to ticket students, urges other districts to review policies

By Jodi S. Cohen

November 25, 2024 at 12:12 p.m.

In a ruling with statewide implications, the Illinois AG's office found District 211 in Palatine...

Audience members Sarah Jene, right, and Pernell Jones sit back-to-back while participating in an exercise described by Tricia Hersey as a “collective daydreaming activation” as the author of the book “We Will Rest! The Art of Escape” visits Semicolon Bookstore in downtown Chicago on Nov. 12, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

As Americans are beyond burned out, Tricia Hersey’s Nap Ministry preaches the right to rest

By Lauryn Azu

November 23, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

In her new book, “We Will Rest! The Art of Escape,” the author and academic...

Illinois education leaders launch ‘Vision 2030’ aiming to ensure predictable funding, school safety and ‘future-focused’ learning

By Sarah Macaraeg

November 22, 2024 at 6:35 p.m.

Illinois education leaders launch Vision 2030 plan to boost K-12 learning across the state.

An empty bottle of tetanus, diphthera and pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine on display at a high school in Sacramento, California, on May 10, 2019. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)

Outbreak at Lane Tech High School signals whooping cough back at pre-pandemic levels, city health officials say

By Ikram Mohamed

November 26, 2024 at 9:04 a.m.

Whooping cough outbreak at Lane Tech High School signals a strong return of the disease,...

A bell used to celebrate achievements and milestones hangs in Oak School in Hinsdale in 2018. Oak School was recently ranked among the area's top elementary schools. (Kimberly Fornek/Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills schools earn top rankings

By Chuck Fieldman

November 22, 2024 at 12:10 p.m.

Oak School and The Lane in Hinsdale, Elm in Burr Ridge and Prospect and Walker...

Students make their way toward the University Union at The University of North Texas, where officials just removed the words “race,” “gender,” “class” and “equity,” among others, from course titles and descriptions in an attempt to comply with the state’s diversity, equity and inclusion ban. (Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News)

Heidi Stevens: University of North Texas bans words ‘race,’ ‘gender’ from course titles. What will the free speech on campus folks have to say?

By Heidi Stevens

November 22, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The move ought to send a chill down the spine of every person who cares...