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Passengers board a Pace bus as a CTA Green Line train pulls in near the intersection of Harlem and South Boulevard in Oak Park, Friday, June 20, 2025. Students at Oak Park and River Forest High School who don't have a ride to school will have to continue to rely on public transportation after the School District 200 board renewed an expeption from a rule requiring them to provide school bus services. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Despite petition, Oak Park and River Forest High School renews school bus exemption

By Cam'ron Hardy

October 9, 2026 at 4:40 p.m.

School buses are too expensive, board tells Oak Park and River Forest High students who...

Dayna Schmidt-Johnson, of Chicago, helps block the wind as organizer Idgie Kelley lights candles during a solidarity event for survivors of sexual assault at Trinity Lutheran Church in Valparaiso, Indiana, Thursday, October 8, 2026. Kelley, of Griffith, said 185 candles were lit to represent reports of sexual assault from the top five Indiana universities in 2024. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso vigil brings to light sexual assaults on college campuses

By Amy Lavalley

October 9, 2026 at 4:18 p.m.

There were no megaphones, no marches, no speeches -- just tealight candles on two tables,...

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 9, 2026 at 9:08 a.m.

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

Fifteen-year-old Glenview twins Aiden, left, and Dean Elhadary stand in front of New Trier High School’s Winnetka campus on June 27, 2026. They took the ACT test just after completing their sophomore year at the school, and both scored a perfect 36. (Alexandra Murphy/for Pioneer Press)

15-year-old Glenview twins at New Trier earn perfect ACT 36 score on first try

By Alexandra Murphy

July 7, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

15-year-old Glenview twins Aiden and Dean Elhadary, at New Trier HS, earn perfect ACT 36...

Kyle Hunter from the company Clear-Armor prepares the installation of a protective bullet-resistant laminate to a window at Lincoln-Way West High School in 2025 in New Lenox. More than 30 Will County schools will receive funds to enhance security thanks to $129,777 in grants awarded by the county from the state’s cannabis sales tax revenue. (Will County Regional Office of Education)

Cannabis tax funds to enhance security measures at Will County schools

By Michelle Mullins

July 5, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

Over 30 Will County schools will fund enhanced security measures thanks to grants from the...

Flags sit on top of the Indiana Statehouse on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 in Indianapolis . (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Several Indiana laws take effect in July

By Post-Tribune

July 4, 2026 at 4:35 p.m.

A variety of new laws went into effect on July 1 in Indiana, including bans...

A pair of Abraham Lincolns stand for the national anthem on March 25, 2026, during a ceremony marking Navy Pier as a symbolic starting point of Route 66. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Illinois 250: Meet the state’s most influential people, from architects to a pope and future presidents

By Kori Rumore

July 5, 2026 at 10:52 p.m.

Chicago is where everyone from architects to a pope and future presidents have made a...

Construction crews work on the roof as debris fills the grounds surrounding Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana, on June 15, 2026. The school and facilities were heavily damaged during a tornado that passed through Merrillville June 11. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Andrean hopes to return for fall classes after June tornado damaged school

By Carole Carlson

July 3, 2026 at 12:19 p.m.

Still grappling with the impact from a June 11 tornado, Andrean High School officials the...

David Chudoba (far left, award winner) of Niles West High School was a STEM Academy Award winner at Exelon Foundation’s STEM Academies. (Exelon Foundation)

Niles West High School senior receives award in Exelon STEM Academies program

By Myrna Petlicki

July 3, 2026 at 4:08 p.m.

David Chudoba of Niles has always preferred the STEM subjects in school, he declared. The...

New Valparaiso Community Schools Superintendent Brian Smith is presented with school spirit lanyards for himself and his wife, Sallie, by board member Ashley Kruse after being unanimously approved for hire at a special school board meeting Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Shelley Jones/for the Post-Tribune)

Brian Smith leaves Highland to serve as Valparaiso’s new superintendent

By Shelley Jones

July 1, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.

Brian Smith was approved as Valparaiso Community Schools' new superintendent just hours after ending a...

FILE – The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Changes to student loans are taking effect July 1. Here’s what to know.

By Adriana Morga

July 1, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

Changes to federal student loans expected to affect millions of borrowers are taking effect July...

Chicago school board President Sean Harden speaks during a discussion about the elected school board with City Club CEO Dan Gibbons at Maggiano's Banquets in River North on June 30, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

No ‘cakewalk’: Chicago school board president reflects on shift to elected governance

By Kate Armanini

June 30, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

Sean Harden said it is difficult to reach consensus in part because of the board’s...

Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois’ eighth consecutive balanced budget at a State of Illinois building in Chicago on June 16, 2026. Public universities and community colleges across Illinois are set to see a boost in funding thanks to the budget. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Public universities, community colleges to see funding boost from state budget

By Kate Perez

June 30, 2026 at 3:33 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed the fiscal year 2027 state budget package earlier this month, with...