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Lincoln Park High School students walk out in support of "Jane Doe" and survivors of sexual violence on the “National Day of Action” on Oct. 8 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

‘We need to be speaking out’: High school, college students across Illinois protest sexual violence

By Kate Perez

October 8, 2026 at 7:50 p.m.

Students across Chicago and the state walked out of class, demonstrated, and advocated for the...

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...

Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois Senate Bill 2427 banning cellphones in schools from bell-to-bell at Elgin High School on July 28, 2026. (Rick West/Daily Herald)

Illinois cellphone ban signed by Gov. JB Pritzker with ‘bell-to-bell’ law affecting public and charter schools

By Olivia Olander

July 28, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

Illinois public and charter school students will be barred from using cellphones during the school...

Volunteers carry chairs down stairs to classrooms as they gather at Andrean to help move furniture into the building on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Andrean on the rebound as volunteers join restoration effort after tornado

By Carole Carlson

July 28, 2026 at 3:15 p.m.

More than 100 Andrean students, staff members and adult volunteers hoisted classroom furniture into the...

Lockport Township High School District 205 Superintendent Robert McBride speaks at a community meeting May 26, 2026, at Lockport Township High School. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

Lockport Township High School to transition all grades to eight period schedule, expand staff

By Evy Lewis

July 28, 2026 at 2:56 p.m.

Lockport Township High School Superintendent Robert McBride it will allow students to access more academic...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King attends a Chicago Board of Education meeting on July 20, 2026, on the CPS budget proposed for the 2027 fiscal year. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago Public Schools ups tax increment financing dollars in budget by $85 million to avoid furloughs

By Kate Armanini

July 28, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools leaders have upped the district’s projected tax increment financing surplus revenue by...

Former Niles North High School teacher Thomas Neal was charged in federal court in June on allegations he transported child pornography aboard a flight from Mexico to Chicago, according to the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of Illinois.

Niles Township D219 in Skokie addresses ‘heinous’ federal child porn charges against ex- teacher

By Claire Murphy

July 28, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

An “anonymous report” flagging Niles North teacher was brought to Skokie police three years before...

Preschoolers receive their donated meals from the Greater Chicago Food Depository at Holy Family School in Chicago, July 27, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Summer meal program keeps kids fed as grocery costs rise

By Evgenia Anastasakos

July 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

As skyrocketing grocery costs and SNAP rollbacks strain families’ budgets, the Greater Chicago Food Depository...

Intern Santiago Gutiérrez, right, and employee Gilberto Macario make birria beef at Tacotlán restaurant in Belmont Gardens on July 22, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

From salons to taquerías, CPS students get to work on their summer internships

By Kate Armanini

July 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Chicago Public Schools summer internship program connects 1,400 teens with real-world work experience for...

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas speaks at a Pride flag-raising event at Daley Plaza on June 1, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Illinois teachers union sues to force Cook County treasurer to issue property tax bills and make payments

By A.D. Quig

July 28, 2026 at 11:53 a.m.

The Illinois Federation of Teachers sued Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas Monday to try to...

People stand to applaud Lilu Weisberger, 14, behind podium, after speaking in the public participation segment of the Deerfield Public Schools District 109 Board of Education meeting at Caruso Middle School on April 10, 2025, in Deerfield. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Fight over trans-inclusive student policies has moved to courts: ‘The feds are coming’

By Joseph States

July 27, 2026 at 5:33 p.m.

Opponents argue that Illinois’ transgender inclusive policies, whether for sports or locker rooms, are now...

A student walks past Madonna della Strada Chapel on the Loyola University campus on March 19, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Loyola University Chicago to sunset Hispanic studies master’s program

By Kate Perez

July 27, 2026 at 6:05 p.m.

Loyola University Chicago is sunsetting its Hispanic Studies Master of Arts program in the wake...