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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...

Chesterton High School trade student John Cercone, a senior, sweeps newly-refurbished stairs on the Thomas Centennial Park bandstand as the group gathers to work on the building on Thursday, May 7, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Students play their part in refreshing Chesterton’s bandstand

By Jim Woods

May 14, 2026 at 10:25 a.m.

Chesterton High School's building trades class can say they played a role in refurbishing the...

People walk by the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago on Aug. 18, 2022. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

University of Chicago offers free tuition for families earning under $250,000

By Kate Perez

May 13, 2026 at 6:47 p.m.

The University of Chicago will cover the tuition, fees, housing and meals of students from...

Jitu Brown, a member of the Chicago Public Schools Board of Education, expresses concern about legislation in Springfield that could have severe impacts on public school funding statewide, on May 13, 2026, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Union leaders, board members decry Chicago Public Schools cuts

By Kate Armanini

May 13, 2026 at 7:12 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools' teachers and principal union leaders joined school board members to decry proposed...

Oak Park and River Forest High School junior Mark Jung won the Hemingway Foundation Scholarship for his essay, “A Map of Home.” (Mark Jung)

Two from Oak Park and River Forest High School net Hemingway Foundation writing awards

By Myrna Petlicki

May 13, 2026 at 2:36 p.m.

Two promising young writers from Oak Park and River Forest High School have been honored...

Boys and Girls Club of Ford Heights teacher Don’tejah Robinson conducts a science experiment with club members at the club's recently reopened facility in Ford Heights. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Boys and Girls Club of Ford Heights reopens after being shuttered last year by canceled federal funds

By Janice Neumann

May 13, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

The Boys and Girls Club of Ford Heights, closed last year after federal funding was...

East Aurora High School varsity boys volleyball head coach Jennifer Wilson and libero Edgard Junez shake hands with their Yorkville opponents before the game at Yorkville High School on April 7, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

A wish years in the making, boys volleyball team finally a match for East Aurora High School

By Molly Morrow

May 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

After years of attempts to start a boys volleyball team at East Aurora District 131,...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King prepares for a Chicago Board of Education meeting, April 8, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago Public Schools to cut teaching staff to help close $732.5 million deficit

By Kate Armanini

May 12, 2026 at 5:41 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools is planning to cut teaching staff to help close a $732.5 million...

Jerika Gill, who won the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, stands with her husband, Zach Gill, and their three-week-old daughter. (Alexandra Murphy/ for the Pioneer Press)

Morton Grove special education teacher wins Golden Apple Award

By Alexandra Murphy

May 12, 2026 at 12:13 p.m.

Morton Grove special education teacher Jerika Gill won a Golden Apple Award for Excellence in...

An image of a notice sent by Georgia Tech’s information technology department warning students, professors and staff about the cybersecurity breach of the Canvas system it uses for assignments and grading is displayed on a phone, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Decatur, Georgia. (AP Photo/Michael Warren)

Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from the Canvas educational platform

By Kelvin Chan

May 12, 2026 at 8:41 a.m.

The company that operates online learning system Canvas said it struck a deal with hackers...

State Reps. Earl Harris Jr., D-East Chicago, and Ragen Hatcher, D-Gary, pose with children, parents and providers during Lisa's Safe Haven Childcare's informative event for the fifth annual Day Without Childcare at Highland's Wicker Memorial Park on Monday, May 11. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

NWI legislators, parents celebrate childcare professionals

By Maya Wilkins

May 11, 2026 at 8:15 p.m.

Lisa's Safe Haven Childcare hosted an event at Wicker Memorial Park Monday for the fifth...