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St. Paul Catholic School students dance in the gymnasium during an assembly to celebrate their selection as a State of Indiana Blue Ribbon School Monday, October 5, 2026, in Valparaiso, Indiana. The school was also named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2022. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

St. Paul and Memorial in Valparaiso named Blue Ribbon schools

By Carole Carlson

October 5, 2026 at 5:20 p.m.

Two local schools, both in Valparaiso, have received the Indiana Blue Ribbon Schools designation, Gov....

Former Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton, center, arrives at Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Oct. 23, 2025, to be arraigned on federal charges of fraud stemming from the time Horton was in charge of the school district. On Oct. 5, 2026, Horton pleaded guilty to three of the 16 charges he faces to lower the length of his sentence. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Former Evanston D65 Superintendent Devon Horton changes plea to guilty in federal kickback case

By Claire Murphy

October 5, 2026 at 11:39 p.m.

Prosecutors said ex-D65 Supt. Devon Horton's guilty plea to the three felony counts will likely...

A Cornell University police car is seen parked on campus at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Students protest Cornell’s response to gang rape complaint

By Leah Willingham

October 5, 2026 at 5:36 p.m.

Cornell’s main administration building was splashed with graffiti and a glass door was broken overnight...

Superintendent Scott Tingley, center, attends the Lincoln-Way High School District 210 board meeting Thursday in New Lenox. School board members voted unanimously to allow six students who engaged in racist taunting of Homewood-Flossmoor High School community members during a football game Sept. 4 to voluntarily withdraw from the district. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Students involved in racist taunting voluntarily withdraw from Lincoln-Way District 210

By Olivia Stevens

September 18, 2026 at 3:26 p.m.

Lincoln-Way District 210 board members will allow students who engaged in racist taunting Sept. 4...

Moraine Valley Community College studio art professor Tyler Hewitt displays some of his artwork that will be on display in an exhibition from Sept. 23- Oct. 25 at the Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery. The exhibit, "Ulterior Motives," celebrates his upcoming retirement and his body of work while a teacher there over the past 28 years. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Longtime Moraine Valley art professor puts a decade of work on display ahead of his retirement

By Janice Neumann

September 18, 2026 at 3:20 p.m.

Tyler Hewitt, a longtime art professor at Moraine Valley Community College, is planning to retire,...

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181’s offices at 133 Ogden Ave. in Hinsdale. (District 181)

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181 OKs new deal with support staff

By Chuck Fieldman

September 17, 2026 at 5:08 p.m.

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 has approved a new four-year contract for support staff that...

Two injured in Gary school bus collision with SUV

By Carole Carlson

September 18, 2026 at 1:46 p.m.

A Gary student and a bus driver suffered injuries Wednesday morning following a crash with...

Kaylee Chaves, Mackenzie Eberle, Zoey Miles, Hannah Crews and Morgan Laumeyer (L-R) smile while watching a pre-filmed presentation during the 60th Indiana University Northwest commencement in Gary, Indiana, May 15, 2026. The university, along with Purdue University Northwest and Valparaiso University, reported an uptick in fall enrollment. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Northwest Indiana colleges release fall enrollment numbers

By Maya Wilkins

September 17, 2026 at 9:42 a.m.

Indiana University Northwest, Purdue University Northwest and Valparaiso University are boasting increased enrollment numbers for...

Minnie Miñoso Academy on Aug. 17, 2023, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

School bus aide granted release after 12-year-old student fired gun near Bridgeport school

By Finnegan Belleau

September 16, 2026 at 7:39 p.m.

A Cook County judge ordered the pretrial release of a school bus aide after a...

Munster students will make up missed days by shift from teacher-only days

By Michelle L. Quinn

September 16, 2026 at 4:15 p.m.

The district is converting five previously scheduled Teacher Professional Development Days and Teacher Workdays, when...

East Aurora High School will hold its first homecoming parade in years beginning at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, near the high school. (Molly Morrow/The Beacon-News)

East Aurora High School’s homecoming parade is coming back on Friday, Sept. 18

By Molly Morrow

September 16, 2026 at 3:28 p.m.

High school and East Aurora School District leadership say the move to bring back the...

Brittany Morrison, Bremen District 228's director of finance, presents the fiscal year 2027 budget at the district's board meeting Sept. 15, 2026. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

Bremen High School District 228 approves $143 million budget for fiscal year 2027

By Elena Tittel

September 16, 2026 at 2:35 p.m.

Bremen High School District 228 reviewed and approved the district's $143 million budget for fiscal...

Sherri Roozee Sera, a Cook County District 130 physical education teacher and president of the Blue Island Educational Association, addresses worsening school conditions during a Sept. 15 District 130 School Board meeting after the board laid off more than 30 custodians last month. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Teachers, Blue Island community members show support for laid off custodians as District 130 school conditions worsen

By Olivia Stevens

September 16, 2026 at 3:27 p.m.

Blue Island District 130 teachers and students say conditions have worsened since 31 custodians were...