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A handgun and loaded magazine were found inside a backpack in an Evanston Township High School student’s gym locker on Oct. 9, 2026, according to school administrators. The 17-year-old student who possessed the gun has since been taken to the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center. (Brian Cox/for the Pioneer Press).

Handgun, loaded magazine found in Evanston Township High School student’s backpack

By Claire Murphy

October 12, 2026 at 1:37 p.m.

Evanston police said the 17-year-old male student who had the gun has since been taken...

Cole Rogerson works on a graphic organizer during a seventh-grade English language arts class on Sept. 25, 2026, at Hinckley Big-Rock Middle School in Big Rock. The school banned cellphones and aims for their students to do more work on paper. (Dominic Di Palermo/for the Aurora Beacon-News)

In the age of AI and social media, one west suburban school district goes analog

By Molly Morrow

October 12, 2026 at 9:27 a.m.

After instituting a cellphone ban two years ago, Hinckley-Big Rock School District 429 has now...

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...

FILE - This combination of photos shows logos of X, formerly known as Twitter, top left; Snapchat, top right; Facebook, bottom left; and TikTok, bottom right. Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year, according to a study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health released Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. (AP Photo, File)

Bill targeting degree cuts, social media passes Indiana House

By Carole Carlson

February 18, 2026 at 1:23 p.m.

A bill that includes two dissimilar issues — college degree elimination and social media restrictions...

Lewis University moves in-person classes online at Oak Brook campus due to nearby ICE office

By Gregory Royal Pratt

February 18, 2026 at 2:18 p.m.

Lewis University moved in-person classes online at its Oak Brook campus this week after learning...

Alfreida Robins and Terrell Whittington, standing, discuss cursive writing in a partnership with Robins' nonprofit Travail With Us in Merrillville. (Photo provided by Chelsea Whittington)

Cursive Academy expands to reach seniors, disabled

By Carole Carlson

February 17, 2026 at 2:58 p.m.

The Cursive Academy is now offering classes for senior citizens and people with special needs...

Former coach and teacher Renee Turpa poses for a photo with people who played and coached basketball with her as she is celebrated during a reception to recognize the renaming of the Portage High School gym in her honor on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage High School gym named for former coach Renee Turpa

By Doug Ross

February 16, 2026 at 1:35 p.m.

After 17 years as girls varsity basketball coach, Renee Turpa's legacy lives on at the...

Girl Scouts in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa moving cookie sales online in response to ICE actions

By Talia Mcwright

February 16, 2026 at 9:51 a.m.

Some Girl Scouts may continue to sell cookies door-to-door or at cookie booths, though the...

Diplomas for hundreds of graduates sit ready to be handed out before the start of the commencement ceremony at Purdue University Northwest, on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Hammond. (Vincent D. Johnson / for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana Senate bill takes aim at low-paying college degrees

By Carole Carlson

February 15, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

College bound students could see certain degree programs eliminated at state universities and colleges, if...

Senn High School student Kristina Williams, 16, cries during the walkout and protest against federal immigration enforcement, Feb. 13, 2026, in Chicago’s Daley Plaza. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Hundreds of Chicago students join national school walkout at Federal Plaza

By Laura Turbay

February 14, 2026 at 12:21 p.m.

Hundreds of Chicago students left their classrooms Friday afternoon to gather in Federal Plaza to...

Cook County School District 130 Early Childhood parent educators, from left, Elizabeth Lopez, Alma Cano, Analisa Diaz and Ashley McCloud gather at Horace Mann School in Blue Island. Cano oversees the team that makes home visits to make sure parents are getting needed help. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Tots in Cook County District 130 get a head start on school in Families First program

By Janice Neumann

February 13, 2026 at 1:38 p.m.

Educators from Cook County School District 130 are helping parents who are struggling with “a...

Educators at Hinsdale Middle School were among those from District 181 who earned Those Who Excel awards from the Illinois State Board of Education. (Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 educators earn state Those Who Excel awards

By Pioneer Press

February 13, 2026 at 10:55 a.m.

Thirteen educators from Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 have been recognized with the 2026 Those...

Carlos Mendez, assistant principal at Washington Elementary School in Evanston, part of Evanston-Skokie School District 65, was arrested Feb. 5, 2025, and charged by the Cook County state's attorney with the sexual abuse of a minor and other charges. He has been a District 65 employee since 2011. (Evanston-Skokie School District 65)

Administrator, child care worker at Evanston schools charged with child sexual abuse: prosecutors

By Claire Murphy

February 16, 2026 at 12:04 p.m.

An assistant principal and child care worker at Evanston schools face charges of child sexual...