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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...

Benyamin Bamburac, 15, stands in line with other graduates before walking into the fieldhouse to begin Lewis University’s graduation ceremony in Romeoville on May 15, 2026. Bamburac graduated with a master's degree in computer science. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

At 15, Romeoville teen makes Lewis University history as youngest student ever to receive master’s degree

By Allison Kiehl

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

Benyamin Bamburac, 15, on Friday became Lewis University’s youngest student ever to receive his master's...

Passengers are sprayed with disinfectant by Spanish government officials before boarding a plane after disembarking from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at Tenerife airport in the Canary Islands, Spain, on May 10, 2026. (Arturo Rodriguez/AP)

‘I just don’t want it to take over my life’: Hantavirus sparks fear, questions for some students in a post-COVID world

By Kate Perez

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

Hantavirus is circulating on social media, reigniting health fears for students who survived lockdown during...

Dorrie April Adlard, age 72, smiles after receiving her diploma during the 60th Indiana University Northwest commencement in Gary, Indiana, May 15, 2026. Adlard, of Lowell, graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

‘It’s the best day of my life’: 72-year-old IU-Northwest grad celebrates commencement

By Carole Carlson

May 18, 2026 at 12:55 p.m.

At age 72, Dorrie April Adlard didn’t envision this day. She was one of 647...

Grace Deane, a Hinsdale Central High School graduate from Clarendon Hills, joins Rashid Bashir, dean of the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, after being presented the school's Andrea J. Culumber Memorial Award. (Karen Deane)

Hinsdale Central grad lauded with engineering award at U of I

By Chuck Fieldman

May 15, 2026 at 2:34 p.m.

Grace Deane, of Clarendon Hills, an engineering student at University of Illinois, won the the...

Valerie Nicholson addresses the audience during an April performance of the Prairie State College Jazz and Wind ensembles, one of her final concerts presiding over the program. Nicholson will retire in June after four decades at the college. (Paul Eisenberg/Daily Southtown)

Valerie Nicholson, a music education icon, set to retire after 40 years at Prairie State College

By Melinda Moore

May 15, 2026 at 3:33 p.m.

Valerie Nicholson, who started the Prairie State College Jazz Festival and impacted thousands of musicians,...

At Bikes N' Roses, a program at Communities United, 4600 W. Palmer Street in Chicago, Francisco Rubio, left, helps Hailey Jurado work on her lowrider bicycle on May 12, 2026. The bike will be displayed at an upcoming mental health summit for young people. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Mental health summit convenes youth and community organizations to create plan for next generation

By Darcel Rockett

May 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago teens will share their ideas at a mental health summit at the El Centro...

Chicago Board of Education president candidate Sendhil Revuluri stands in a co-working space in the West Loop on Oct. 13, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Fundraising heats up for Chicago’s first fully elected school board race: ‘It’s a tall order’

By Kate Armanini

May 15, 2026 at 9:38 a.m.

Five months before Chicago's school board elections, candidates have raised more than $830,000, with board...

‘He was always a north star’: Carlton Guthrie remembered for love of Gary

By Carole Carlson

May 14, 2026 at 3:34 p.m.

Trailblazing entrepreneur, philanthropist and civil rights advocate Carlton Guthrie passed away May 9 in Chicago...

Shavon Brewer is surprised Thursday with the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching at Northwest Elementary School, Evergreen Park. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

Evergreen Park fifth grade teacher surprised with Golden Apple Award

By Evy Lewis

May 14, 2026 at 4:58 p.m.

Shavon Brewer, a fifth grade math teacher at Northwest Elementary School in Evergreen Park, received...

Macquline King speaks to media after she was voted in as permanent CEO of Chicago Public Schools during a Chicago Board of Education meeting on March 30, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

CPS CEO Macquline King subpoenaed for congressional hearing

By Kate Armanini

May 14, 2026 at 1:48 p.m.

A Republican-led congressional committee has subpoenaed Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King to testify at...