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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...

Indian Prairie School District 204 board member Justin Karubas has announced he will be stepping down from the board later this month. (Justin Karubas)

Waubonsie Valley grad Justin Karubas to step down from Indian Prairie D204 school board

By Molly Morrow

May 7, 2026 at 9:30 p.m.

The district is currently seeking applications from individuals to serve out the remainder of Karubas'...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks as President Donald Trump listens before the signing of a proclamation in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Presidential Physical Fitness Award is back as Trump revives annual fitness test in US schools

By Collin Binkley

May 5, 2026 at 3:48 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday revived the Presidential Physical Fitness Award as part of his...

NIL coming in the fall for Hoosier high school athletes

By Carole Carlson

May 5, 2026 at 1:17 p.m.

Indiana high school athletes can earn money off their name this year after the board...

One in custody after school resources officer loses gun at Arlington Heights school

By Deanese Williams-Harris

May 5, 2026 at 9:21 p.m.

A person of interest was in custody Tuesday, but a firearm remained missing after a...

Mina Kimes arrives at the ESPY Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Mina Kimes takes over as Scripps National Spelling Bee host as part of reimagined broadcast

By Ben Nuckols

May 5, 2026 at 9:33 a.m.

Mina Kimes is taking over as television host of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and...

Senior mechanical engineering student Kevin Koenig, of Bloomington, New Jersey, shows off The Persistence of Vision, his team’s entry in the 2026 Valparaiso University College of Engineering Design Expo on campus Saturday, May 2, 2026. The Expo, which showcases student-built capstone projects, has been held at VU since 2001. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso University engineering students display senior projects

By Shelley Jones

May 4, 2026 at 2:03 p.m.

Valparaiso University offered up the work of the next crop of articulate engineers on Saturday...

Kim Curlee, Oak Forest teacher for 24 years, with her husband, Steve Curlee, after being diagnosed with cancer. (High School District 228)

Oak Forest High School teacher Kim Curlee returns, grateful for students’ support during cancer battle

By Addison Wright

May 6, 2026 at 12:08 p.m.

The Oak Forest High School community came together for teacher Kim Curlee when she faced...

People entering the new Forrestal Elementary School on Friday in North Chicago are greeted by students. (Steve Sadin/for the Lake County News-Sun)

Ceremony marks completion of naval station elementary school: ‘It’s good because there are a lot of new things’

By Steve Sadin

May 4, 2026 at 2:25 p.m.

Currently, 30% of Forrestal’s 367 students are members of military families.

Students learn Arabic words while playing with bilingual flash cards during Modern Arabic 1 class at Richards High School in Oak Lawn on April 17, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Southwest suburban school district faces controversy over multiyear attempt to add Arabic language curriculum

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

May 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Despite a sizable population of Arab American students and groundswell of support from many parents,...

Merrillville’s Kelvion Brown works his way to the basket against Valparaiso’s Julian Stokes

Hoosier high school athletes could score brand money

By Carole Carlson

May 3, 2026 at 5:49 p.m.

Indiana high school athletes could cash in on their name depending on a vote by...