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The East Aurora School District Administrative Center is at 310 Seminary Ave. in Aurora. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

Fewer than half of East Aurora elementary and middle school students on track in reading and math, data shows

By Molly Morrow

October 11, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The district says it's taking steps to address gaps in student readiness like offering professional...

Chicago school board incumbent Karen Zaccor District 4A, left, with challengers Ellen Sherratt, center, and Angel Alvarez respond to a questions during a forum in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, Oct. 5, 2026. (Nate Swanson/for the baiduhai)

A North Side race tests competing visions for Chicago’s new elected school board

By Kate Armanini

October 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Two North Side candidates are in a race that has become a microcosm of a...

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...

FILE – Graduates listen to the commencement address during graduation at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis., May 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Universities of Wisconsin leaders looking to oust system president who refuses to quit

By Scott Bauer

April 3, 2026 at 11:11 a.m.

The president of the University of Wisconsin system said in letters obtained by The Associated...

Lake Zurich High School is part of Lake Zurich School District 95.

‘Disturbing incident’: Lake Zurich students created nude AI images of classmates, district says

By Joseph States

April 3, 2026 at 11:29 a.m.

According to a statement from Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95, the school's administration...

Alfonso Carmona, of Chicago Public Schools, during a public hearing at the downtown Chicago office of the Illinois State Board of Education on Jan. 19, 2023. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago Public Schools second-in-command departs, as officials call for more Latino leadership

By Kate Armanini

April 2, 2026 at 6:24 p.m.

Leadership shakeups at CPS have resurfaced questions about race and Latino representation in the nation’s...

Animal acts may have gone by the wayside, but the Triton Troupers Circus continues the circus tradition of showcasing circus skills such as acrobatics. (Fonso Orozco)

Triton Troupers teachers, performers reflect on changing nature of circus arts

By Myrna Petlicki

April 2, 2026 at 4:14 p.m.

Animal acts have mostly gone away, but the show must go on for the Triton...

Indiana first lady Maureen Braun reads a book for children at the Gary Public Library in Gary, Indiana, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Braun’s visit was to promote the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Gary. The program is now funded for the entire state. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Goal reached to expand Imagination Library

By Carole Carlson

April 2, 2026 at 3:13 p.m.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which provides a free book to every child from birth to...

IU Northwest graduates gaze at a big screen during the May 2025 commencement. (Carole Carlson/Post-Tribune)

Indiana cuts low-enrolled degree programs, including labor studies

By Carole Carlson

April 2, 2026 at 12:58 p.m.

The elimination or suspension of 210 degree programs that fell below a new state enrollment...

Riverdale native Jayera Griffin participates in a free soap event at Rosie's Laundromat in Riverdale, where she has sponsored free laundry days for the community since she was 14. Now a college student, Griffin is being honored by Chaz Ebert's FECK Awards for compassion. (Griffin family)

Riverdale woman’s consistent kindness earns national recognition

By Janice Neumann

April 2, 2026 at 10:51 a.m.

Jayera Griffin has been helping neighbors in Riverdale since she was 2 and is being...

The Les Wexner Football Complex at the Wood Hayes Athletic Center is seen Monday, March 30, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)

Universities pressured to strip names of Epstein associates from campus buildings

By Michael Casey

April 2, 2026 at 7:53 a.m.

In rain, snow and bitter cold, a steady drumbeat of small protests have been held...

Valparaiso Community Schools Superintendent Jim McCall smiles during a program celebrating Central Elementary School being chosen as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2022 by the the U.S. Department of Education Friday, September 16, 2022. McCall announced Monday that he is resigning in the coming months for a job in the private sector. (Andy Lavalley/ for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso Superintendent Jim McCall resigning for private sector

By Carole Carlson

March 31, 2026 at 12:41 p.m.

Jim McCall, who’s led the Valparaiso Community Schools since 2020, shared his resignation with staff...

Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation grant recipient The Firehouse Dream recently partnered with Andrew Hong from We Each Belong to facilitate a four-day Heal Circle Training for community members. (Jasmine Lopez/The Firehouse Dream)

Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation shifts toward long view with mental health grants

By Igor Studenkov

March 31, 2026 at 11:03 a.m.

The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation is pivoting toward multi-year grants and holding talks to...