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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...

A pedestrian stops to read a lawn sign encouraging area residents to contact Ald. Timmy Knudsen, 43rd, about expansion plans for Francis W. Parker School, 330 W. Webster Ave., May 22, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Francis Parker’s expansion plans draw support and ire from neighbors

By Kate Perez

May 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Francis W. Parker private school plans to reconstruct an existing residential building and add athletic...

"Hot Ones" YouTube host Sean Evans throws out a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Chicago White Sox, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Will AI replace you? What graduation speakers told the class of 2026.

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

May 22, 2026 at 4:20 p.m.

With tassels dangling, college graduates cheered the politicians, musicians, CEOs, ballerinas and scientists who shared...

Hilario Dominguez and other Chicago Teachers Union members hold a news conference outside the offices of the anti-violence organization Chicago CRED on March 26, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Who will be the next Chicago school board president? Meet candidate Hilario Dominguez.

By Kate Armanini

May 21, 2026 at 7:13 p.m.

Chicago Teachers Union political director Hilario Dominguez announced he is running for Chicago school board...

Martha Liliana Navarrete, who was released from ICE custody, with her son Steven, 28, at the family home in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood on May 21, 2026. She is still waiting for her other son, Ricardo, 18, to be released. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Mother of CPS senior detained by ICE calls for compassion: ‘Please free my son’

By Gregory Royal Pratt

May 21, 2026 at 6:55 p.m.

Martha Liliana Navarette and her son Ricardo Hernandez-Navarette were arrested in mid-March by Immigration and...

Queen Thigpen waves as she walks across the stage at Rich Township District 227's commencement ceremony May 16. In addition to her high school diploma, Thigpen received her associate's degree from Prairie State College May 21. (Rich Township High School District 227)

Rich Township District 227 student receives high school and associate’s degree diplomas within same month

By Olivia Stevens

May 21, 2026 at 2:44 p.m.

Queen Thigpen, of Park Forest, received both her Rich Township High School and Prairie State...

The East Aurora School District board meets at the district's Administrative Center, 310 Seminary Ave., in Aurora. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

East Aurora D131 school board approves four-year contract with raises for teachers, support and office staff

By Molly Morrow

May 21, 2026 at 9:09 a.m.

The agreement goes into effect on July 1 and extends through June 30, 2030.

The Naperville District 203 School Board is weighing whether there is the need for a policy that would dictate when students could use rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft during school hours. (baiduhai)

Liability issues has Naperville D203 considering student rideshare ban, limits

By Michelle Mullins

May 20, 2026 at 6:54 p.m.

Naperville D203 reviewing ban, restrictions on students using services like Uber and Lyft during school...

Joabe Barbosa runs with a friend in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood, Dec. 21, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Record-holding runner to stay despite student visa woes

By Allison Kiehl

May 20, 2026 at 6:08 p.m.

Joabe Barbosa, a Brazil native and Roosevelt University international student, thought he'd have to return...

Children play before heading home from Mark Sheridan Math & Science Academy on Oct. 28, 2014. The school was one of four to earn “Schools of Excellence” designations from the Magnet Schools of America. (Phil Velasquez/baiduhai)

CPS schools, principal earn magnet school excellence honors

By Kate Perez

May 20, 2026 at 7:06 p.m.

More than ten Chicago magnet schools and a magnet school principal were recognized nationally for...

Teen charged after Monday fight at Lake Central

By Carole Carlson

May 20, 2026 at 3:11 p.m.

A Lake Central student involved in a lunchtime fight at the high school Monday has...