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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...

Lake County Superior Court Judge Julie N. Cantrell hugs Kimberly Downing during the Lake County Veterans Treatment Court graduation ceremony in the Lake County Government Center in Crown Point, Indiana on May 27, 2026. Downing, of Chicago, served in the U.S. Army from 1997-2005. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Twenty-five graduate from Lake County’s Veterans Treatment Court

By Maya Wilkins

May 27, 2026 at 3:22 p.m.

The treatment program, over the course of between 18 and 24 months, aims to provide...

Hilario Domínguez, the political director of the Chicago Teachers Union, stands with his family as he greets supporters before filing his petitions to get on the ballot for the office of Chicago Board of Education president at the Chicago Board of Elections site in the Loop on May 26, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

51 candidates file for Chicago school board elections: ‘It’s a historic moment’

By Kate Armanini

May 27, 2026 at 11:53 a.m.

The race for Chicago’s first fully elected school board will field 51 candidates vying for...

Becky Wills reads from her novel “Stun: A Novel in Pieces” during her visit last month to Sandburg High School in Orland Park. (District 230)

Now a published author living in England, Sandburg grad goes ‘full circle’ with writer’s series return

By Melinda Moore

May 26, 2026 at 4:49 p.m.

Since she was a little girl, Becky Wills wanted to write a book, and she...

Ricardo Hernández-Navarrete is reunited with his mother, Martha Liliana Navarrete, in Crown Point, Indiana, on May 26, 2026, after he was released from federal immigration detention. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

ICE releases Chicago Public Schools senior ahead of Mather High School graduation

By Gregory Royal Pratt

May 28, 2026 at 6:03 p.m.

Ricardo Hernandez-Navarrete and his mother were arrested by ICE agents at a routine check-in in...

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates finishes addressing members at CTU headquarters, Jan. 27, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago Teachers Union members vote down proposed dues increase

By Kate Armanini

May 26, 2026 at 1:34 p.m.

Chicago Teachers Union members rejected a proposal that would have raised dues, in part to...

Students at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management gather Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 in the school’s Global Hub on the Evanston campus.(Chris Walker/baiduhai)

Bradshaw: MBA not the go-to credential any longer

By Gerald Bradshaw

May 26, 2026 at 10:33 a.m.

The MBA is still valuable when it teaches real skills, builds useful networks and improves...

LuAnn Oliver’s son demonstrates how he uses an iPad for his classes during a meeting where a group of school parents discussed ways to push back against screen time at the children’s school, Saturday, May 9, 2026 in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

America’s schools face a backlash on digital devices as screens saturate classrooms

By Jocelyn Gecker

May 26, 2026 at 8:45 a.m.

After pouring billions of dollars into laptops, tablets and learning apps, many schools are facing...

From left to right, already in their rows as future graduates file into the auditorium are Abigail “Aye Jay” Julianne Torres of Prairie View, Abigail Venegas of Long Grove and Ella Zelker of Buffalo Grove during commencement for Adlai E. Stevenson High School graduation at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates on May 22, 2026. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

‘We are proud beyond words’ Adlai E. Stevenson High School Class of 2026, a class of philanthropy, graduates

By Karie Angell Luc

May 25, 2026 at 2:02 p.m.

Almost 1,200 graduates of the Adlai E. Stevenson High School Class of 2026 graduated at...

U-46’s Sarah Mozdzen makes her entrance through a bridge of lacrosse sticks at the beginning of a game against Buffalo Grove High School on April 28, 2026, in Buffalo Grove. The U-46 girls lacrosse team is a co-op team made up of athletes from several high schools within the district. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Amid Illinois high school co-op controversy, an underdog girls lacrosse team plays on

By Andrew Carter

May 24, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

For larger high schools, a new IHSA rule is meant to stop the formation of...

Janet Plant, 68, raises her arms after being introduced as the oldest graduate during the Gary Middle College graduation ceremony at the Hammond Civic Center in Hammond, Indiana on May 21, 2026. Plant, of Gary, said she quit high school in 1978 and raised 5 kids before going back to school in 2021. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Gary Middle College grads savor their success

By Carole Carlson

May 23, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

The 97 graduates from Gary Middle College had a right to exuberance as they picked...