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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...

Graduating PACE students line up before taking the stage for the school's graduation ceremony in Portage on Monday, June 15, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

‘You’re the pioneers’: Portage’s PACE Virtual Academy holds first commencement

By Doug Ross

June 18, 2026 at 1:14 p.m.

Forty-five of 53 graduates from the new PACE Virtual Academy walked onstage at Portage High...

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

Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system

By Moriah Balingit

June 18, 2026 at 8:46 a.m.

For months, and sometimes longer, parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited for...

Manon Spadaro, of Indivisible Highland Park, and others chant at the corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Route 22 in Lincolnshire to protest against TurningPoint USA’s Educators’ Summit 2026 at Marriott Lincolnshire Resort on June 16, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Lake County residents protest Turning Point USA Educators’ Summit; ‘they’re not welcome here’

By Joseph States

June 17, 2026 at 2:47 p.m.

Protestors gathered Tuesday evening at a Lincolnshire intersection to voice their opposition to a conservative...

Linda Hyler, of Chicago, reads after attending a recent Senior Medicare Patrol session at Evergreen Park Public Library. She said she knows to be cautious of suspicious phone callers who ask for her Medicare number or other personal information. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Scammers target Medicare cards, durable medical equipment needs, experts say

By Janice Neumann

June 16, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

AgeOptions representatives came to the Evergreen Park library to advise older residents about how to...

FILE – The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Trump ramps up Education Department’s dismantling with changes on special education and civil rights

By Annie Ma

June 16, 2026 at 4:45 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special...

Acclaimed guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli and his trio will join the Elmhurst University Jazz Band on June 20 for the 30th anniversary June Jazz concert. (John Pizzarelli)

Elmhurst University’s June Jazz marks 30th year with John Pizzarelli performance

By Myrna Petlicki

June 16, 2026 at 11:13 a.m.

Elmhurst University's June Jazz concert will feature guitarist John Pizzarelli and his trio as the...

DePaul University student Isabela Torres Reyes talks with attendees of the Bridgebuilding Fellowship recognition dinner at the university's Lincoln Park Student Center on May 19, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Programs across Chicago’s higher education scene help students bridge ideological, political differences

By Kate Perez

June 16, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Students at Chicago universities say academic and extracurricular programs help build communication and connection amid...

Robert Murley is the new Board of Trustees chairman at Lake Forest College. (Daniel I. Dorfman/ for the Pioneer Press)

New board of trustees chairman sees Lake Forest College as important asset in the community

By Daniel I. Dorfman

June 16, 2026 at 11:09 a.m.

While he has enjoyed a very successful business career, Robert Murley is taking on a...

A sign outside Queen of Martyrs School in Evergreen Park Tuesday displayed messages of thanks for families and staff. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

Queen of Martyrs School in Evergreen Park will not reopen, area schools seek to recruit students

By Evy Lewis

June 16, 2026 at 3:24 p.m.

Queen of Martyrs School, a Catholic elementary school in Evergreen Park, will not reopen for...

Heather Benedick, CEO of St. Coletta's of Illinois, gathers with consumer David J, in front of the Blessed Mother statue at St. Coletta's in Tinley Park. The nonprofit organization is raising funds to restore the decades-old statue that is a spiritual focal point for people there. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Preservation effort underway for Blessed Mother statue, a ‘reflection of compassion’ for decades at St. Coletta’s

By Janice Neumann

June 12, 2026 at 5:04 a.m.

A preservation effort is underway for a Blessed Mother statue stationed outside for decades at...