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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...

Maya Contreras, left, and Sophia Lara, sophomores at Bremen High School in Midlothian, have been named Distinguished Young Women of Illinois for the class of 2027. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Bremen students’ goal of becoming first generation college students boosted by Distinguished Young Women program

By Janice Neumann

June 1, 2026 at 1:57 p.m.

Two Bremen students' goal of becoming first generation college students boosted as Distinguished Young Women...

Eden Elling, from left, Anika Wicker and Adeline America talk before Trinity Christian College’s final graduation ceremony on May 8, 2026, at Ozinga Field in Crestwood. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the Daily Southtown)

As several Illinois Christian colleges close or move, students and alums mourn the loss of their alma mater

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

June 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Several Illinois Christian colleges have closed, merged, moved or halted new admissions in recent years,...

Fellowship helping Portage’s food service director stir up program

By Doug Ross

May 31, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

Portage Township Schools Food Service Director Dawn Kelley had homework due on Friday. She’s one...

Julian Sadah, 18, of Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood, stands near Lincoln Park High School in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, on May 28, 2026. Sadah graduated in 2026 and took the school's Arabic program for all four years he attended. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

‘That really breaks my heart’: Lincoln Park High School to sunset Arabic classes, prompting outcry from community

By Kate Perez

June 1, 2026 at 11:36 a.m.

Arabic will no longer be offered to incoming students, a decision that Lincoln Park High...

People gather at Oz Park in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood to protest against the proposed expansion of Francis Parker School onto Belden Avenue on Saturday, May 30, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Lincoln Park neighbors stage park protest of possible Parker expansion

By Allison Kiehl

May 30, 2026 at 6:36 p.m.

A crowd gathered in Oz Park on May 30 to rally against the Francis W....

Governor Mike Braun answers questions in the parking lot of the Lake Village Emergency Operations Center during a tour of the tornado-damaged area on Thursday, March 12, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Eliminating property taxes for Hoosier seniors could nix local services

By Alexandra Kukulka

May 30, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun pitched a plan on Wednesday to abolish property taxes for those...

Keith Kilmer (School City of Hobart/provided)

Keith Kilmer named Hobart athletic director, Katie Kimbrell hired in Lowell

By Carole Carlson

May 29, 2026 at 2:56 p.m.

Longtime Lowell High football coach Keith Kilmer is the new athletic director at Hobart High...

Board member Karen Zaccor, District 4A, attends a Chicago Board of Education meeting on June 11, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago school board delays charter renewals after heated debate

By Kate Armanini

May 29, 2026 at 5:16 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Education voted to delay contract renewals for seven charter operators.

A memorial has grown for 17-year-old Pedro Ramírez, who was fatally shot Tuesday. The memorial, seen here on May 28, 2026, was near the spot in the 1300 block of West 51st Street in Chicago where the teen was hit with a bullet. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Police release man without charges in New City shooting that left Tilden honor roll student dead

By Caroline Kubzansky

May 28, 2026 at 9:26 p.m.

Pedro Ramirez, 17, was shot early Tuesday morning in a triple shooting that also left...

Oak Forest High School graduate Jennifer Komolafe, who recently received the James P. Morrissey Memorial $1,000 scholarship from the Oak Forest Police Association, stands with her mother, Adenike Komolafe, at Oak Forest City Hall. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Oak Forest High School graduates impress with their dedication to helping kids

By Janice Neumann

May 27, 2026 at 3:39 p.m.

Jordyn Klusacek and Jennifer Komolafe just graduated from Oak Forest High and have already dedicated...