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A woman attending a Chicago Public Schools’ Black Student Success community discussion jots down ideas while working on a small group activity at Phillips High School on East Pershing Road in Chicago, March 11, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

At long last, Chicago school board puts its committees to work

By Kate Armanini

October 8, 2026 at 5:43 p.m.

Two years later, the Chicago Board of education finally put its three standing committees on...

The Chicago Public Schools Board of Education emblem is illuminated during a board meeting at CPS headquarters July 30, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

What to know before you vote in Chicago’s elected school board races

By Kate Armanini

October 8, 2026 at 1:10 p.m.

In November, Chicago voters will head to the polls to elect all 21 members of...

Chicago Elected School Board District Lookup

Voting in Chicago’s school board elections? Find your district with our lookup tool.

By Claire Malon

October 8, 2026 at 1:07 p.m.

Want to vote in Chicago's school board elections? Find your district and the candidates campaigning...

Keaton Roberts, a senior at OPRF High School, speaks at the 49th annual NAACP ACT-SO competition where he earned first place and a gold medal for the biology/microbiology category. (Oak Park and River Forest High School)

OPRF senior takes gold in NAACP biology, microbiology competition

By Cam'ron Hardy

August 10, 2026 at 4:07 p.m.

Keaton Roberts, a senior at OPRF, earned a gold medal at the 49th annual NAACP...

A person walks past Chicago Public Schools headquarters in the city's Loop neighborhood on May 28, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Illinois school districts are falling further short of state funding targets

By Kate Armanini

August 10, 2026 at 5:34 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools is further away from state funding needed to meet their students’ needs,...

Hobart shortstop Brandon Stafford puts the tag onto an Andrean runner during a baseball game on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (John Smierciak / for the Post-Tribune)

City boosts donation to Hobart High sports fields

By Carole Carlson

August 10, 2026 at 12:14 p.m.

The Hobart School Board accepted an amended donation from the city on Aug. 6 that...

At a ribbon cutting Aug. 7, 2026 for Glenbrook North High School's new Health Center, staff posed for a photo. They are, from left, Cinthya Velazquez Vega, Patient Service Representative; Laura Yurisich, Practice Manager; Dr. Joanna Lewis, Medical Director; Raquel Temesvari, Nurse Practitioner; Elizabeth Hernandez, Medical Assistant; Kara Rau, Nurse Practitioner; Shawna Smith-Jefferson, Licensed Clinical Social Worker. The high school, part of Glenbrook High School District 225, is in Northbrook. (Alexandra Murphy/for Pioneer Press)

Glenbrook North High School opens health center in partnership with Advocate Health

By Alexandra Murphy

August 10, 2026 at 11:14 a.m.

Glenbrook North High School opened a health center in partnership with Advocate Health to offer...

Ambar Merlin, center, walks with her son Uriel, 2, as Andrea Avila, right, carries her son Sebastian, 2, at the end of the day at Brightpoint’s Mitzi Freidheim Child & Family Center on Aug. 7, 2026. BrightPoint operates six early learning centers in the state that provide Head Start services, including this Englewood location. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

As Trump proposes deregulating Head Start, Illinois providers worry what the changes could mean for families

By Kate Perez

August 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Trump administration is proposing sweeping changes to Head Start that would eliminate federal requirements...

State Rep. Vernon G. Smith, D-Gary, stands amongst the Thanksgiving decorations in the dinning room of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Gary, Indiana on Friday, November 21, 2025. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Guest column: Republican education policies have left Indiana’s children behind

By Vernon G. Smith

August 8, 2026 at 4:05 p.m.

For 16 years, Indiana Republicans have stood before us and promised that this would finally...

Tri-Creek School Corporation Superintendent Andy Anderson, shown Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024 at Ivy Tech Community College in Valparaiso. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Tri-Creek facing sports, clubs and busing cuts without referendum passage

By Carole Carlson

August 8, 2026 at 3:11 p.m.

The Tri-Creek School Board voted to eliminate K-8 sports and clubs next year and bus...

Volunteers hand out meals Friday to people affected by the July 27 tornado at Jesse White Learning Academy, Hazel Crest. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

‘Pulling together’: School district organizes for Hazel Crest tornado relief

By Evy Lewis

August 8, 2026 at 5:11 a.m.

Staff and students from Hazel Crest School District 152 ½ gathered Friday to provide aid...

Musical artist Dreamer Isioma, left, stands onstage with co-directors Daniel Kisslinger, 34, center, Damon Williams, 33, all of Chicago, during a viewing party for "Quantum Entanglements" in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood on July 1, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Quantum campus project raises questions about residents’ agency in community development

By Darcel Rockett

August 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago-based podcasters Respair Media showcase neighborhood resistance to the quantum center on the Southeast Side.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King exits after a Board of Education meeting at CPS headquarters on July 30, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

CPS says schools will open on time but offers few details on reversing layoffs

By Kate Armanini

August 7, 2026 at 12:16 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools leaders told families that classes will begin on schedule, but they gave...