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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...

Marya Yates Elementary School Principal Amber Henderson describes the importance of tools provided by Resilience-Supportive Schools Illinois to address student mental health and other needs during a news conference Friday. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Statewide school mental health initiative celebrates $100,000 grant at Matteson elementary school

By Olivia Stevens

April 26, 2026 at 5:15 a.m.

The Resilience-Supportive Schools Illinois program is used in 800 schools across the state, including Matteson's...

Milan Randolph, left, 7, plants a flower with Nnena Okuagu, 24, both of Chicago, during an organized community workday by the Obama Foundation at Jackson Park in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Obama Foundation hosts Earth Day event at Jackson Park

By Eva Remijan-Toba

May 22, 2026 at 7:46 p.m.

Around 150 volunteers gathered in Jackson Park for an Earth Day cleanup and planting event...

Chicago Public Schools lunchroom workers sit in the street in front of the Chicago Board of Education on Madison Street before being detained by police in an act of civil disobedience, April 23, 2026. The group was protesting after 11 month of contract negotiations. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

CPS lunch workers block traffic in protest outside the Chicago Board of Education as contract negotiations stall

By Kate Armanini

April 23, 2026 at 8:09 p.m.

Hundreds of Chicago Public Schools lunchroom workers rallied for higher pay outside of the Board...

Porter County Councilman Greg Simms addressed allegations of inappropriate conduct with a student while he was a history teacher at Washington Township High School in a video on his campaign Facebook page on April 21, 2026. (Greg Simms/provided)

Simms defends himself on social media against allegations of inappropriate conduct with students

By Amy Lavalley

April 29, 2026 at 2:24 p.m.

Porter County Councilman Greg Simms, a Democrat seeking his third term representing District 3, faces...

FILE – Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a bus crash, March 4, 2024, on West Virginia Route 16 in Calhoun County, W.Va. (WCHS TV via AP, File)

School buses should all have alcohol tests to avoid drunken driving, NTSB recommends

By Josh Funk

April 23, 2026 at 1:32 p.m.

After a school bus rolled on a West Virginia highway two years ago, forcing one...

Science teacher Jamiu Sokoya, right, along with his students Sebastian Rojas, 17, left, and LaShawn Jones, 16, use a lamp to mimic the sun to show how electrical power is generated using solar panels at Carver Military Academy in Chicago, April 20, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

At Carver Military Academy, students will help bring solar energy to campus

By Kate Armanini

April 22, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago Public Schools' Healthy Green Schools Pilot Program will spend $10 million for clean energy...

Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith speaks to Valparaiso High School juniors and seniors Friday, April 17, 2026. The visit and Beckwith's remarks have sparked ongoing controversy. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso School Board supports superintendent in Micah Beckwith controversy

By Doug Ross

April 21, 2026 at 1:59 p.m.

The Valparaiso School Board weighed in on the controversy over Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s appearance...

The United States Courthouse in Hammond. (Kyle Telechan/Post Tribune)

Portage Township Schools accused of mishandling boy with autism, federal lawsuit says

By Jim Woods

April 21, 2026 at 1:26 p.m.

A 14-year-old boy with disabilities was improperly treated by the Portage Township Schools and subjected...

District 230 board member Chris Kasmer, left, discusses a proposal to add Arabic as a world language in district classrooms while Mohammed Jaber, who proposed the initiative, reacts at a February board meeting. Jaber resigned March 30, citing resistance to the proposal. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

18 candidates apply for Orland District 230 board vacancy created by resignation of Arabic language supporter

By Addison Wright

April 21, 2026 at 12:39 p.m.

Eighteen candidates applied to fill the vacancy on the Orland High School District 230 Board...

Leonor Arellano, center, and other Chicago Public Schools parents, rally on April 20, 2026, outside Cooper Dual Language Academy in the Pilsen neighborhood in opposition to CPS declaring May 1 as a day of civic engagement. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Some Chicago Public Schools parents push back against May Day agreement

By Audrey Pachuta

April 20, 2026 at 5:43 p.m.

More than two dozen Chicago Public Schools parents and community members voiced concerns over the...