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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...

Students change classes, Oct. 29, 2024, at Lincoln Middle School in Park Ridge. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Illinois school report cards 2024: Search high school results in Chicago and the suburbs

By Kori Rumore

October 30, 2024 at 11:11 a.m.

In addition to the Illinois Assessment of Readiness, or IAR, the Illinois Report Card also...

John Willis, 12, left, looks in awe at a blewit mushroom that Gino Albert found with the Illinois Mycological Association at the St. Mihiel Woods-East nature preserve in Tinley Park on Oct. 26, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

‘A haunting in the woods’: Mushroom club searches for understudied topic that thrives in the creepiest places

By Peter Breen

October 30, 2024 at 9:53 a.m.

During mushroom season in Illinois, mid-April to early November, the club conducts surveys around Chicagoland...

Connor Sorg, of Oak Park, holds his trophy after being the top vote getter at the 10th Annual Institute of Education Sciences Study Abroad Film Festival last week in Chicago. (Institute of Education Sciences)

Oak Park’s Connor Sorg takes top prize at film festival

By Steve Metsch

October 29, 2024 at 5:05 a.m.

Connor Sorg, of Oak Park, was the top vote-getter in the 10th Annual Institute of...

Parents and students rally outside Sandra Cisneros Elementary School in Chicago on Oct. 23, 2024. Cisneros is one of seven Acero schools that administrators have voted to close. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

An uncertain future for Chicago’s Latino students: What’s been their experience amid CPS turmoil?

By Nell Salzman

November 1, 2024 at 11:06 a.m.

Immigrant advocacy groups are concerned about Chicago's city leaders' deprioritization and future inequity of Latino...

Community members hold up large mock-ups of checks from wealthy donors for some of the school board candidates as speakers introduce proposals for campaign finance reform during a news conference on Oct. 28, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

State legislators announce plans to introduce campaign finance reform legislation

By Nell Salzman

October 29, 2024 at 8:21 a.m.

Illinois state legislators plan campaign finance reform legislation due to school board fundraising.

A person reads an article about the candidates for Chicago's elected school board during a candidate forum before the upcoming election featuring candidates from Districts 2 and 4 at Lane Tech College Prep High School on Oct. 5, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Chicago’s elected school board races: Everything to know ahead of Election Day

By Molly Morrow

October 28, 2024 at 11:21 a.m.

On Nov. 5, Chicagoans will select their pick for president of the United States and...

Chicago Board of Education candidate Thomas Day, 4th district, speaks during a School Board Candidate Forum before the upcoming election featuring candidates from districts 2 and 4 at Lane Tech College Prep High School in Chicago on Oct. 5, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

2024 Chicago elected school board candidates: Thomas Day

By baiduhai

October 26, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

To inform voters, the baiduhai education team posed a series of questions to the...

2024 Chicago elected school board candidates: Anusha Thotakura

By baiduhai

October 26, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

To inform voters, the baiduhai education team posed a series of questions to the...

Candidates for Chicago’s elected school board, including Jason Dones, with son, Benicio, 6, and Karin Norington-Reaves, left, line up to file paperwork at the Chicago Board of Elections on Monday. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

2024 Chicago elected school board candidates: Jason Dónes

By baiduhai

October 26, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

To inform voters, the baiduhai education team posed a series of questions to the...

Chicago Public Schools headquarters in Chicago on Oct. 4, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Chicago’s elected school board races: District 3

By Claire Malon

October 26, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Here's what to know about the race in the 3rd Elected School Board District.