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Hinsdale Middle School is pictured in 2015. (Brett Johnson/Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills ranked among best k-12 schools in state

By Pioneer Press

October 12, 2026 at 5:06 p.m.

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 has been recognized as one of the state's premier public...

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...

Donna DeVito, a teacher at Madison Elementary School in Hinsdale, has been honored by the Illinois Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. (School District 181)

Madison School ESL teacher lauded as Outstanding by state group

By Chuck Fieldman

February 3, 2026 at 11:26 a.m.

Donna DeVito, a teacher at Madison Elementary School in Hinsdale, was honored by the Illinois...

Duneland School Corp. Superintendent Chip Pettit speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Duneland YMCA Healthy Living Campus on the grounds of former Chesterton Middle School on Sept. 10, 2024. (Kyle Telechan/Post-Tribune)

Hinsdale High School District 86 hiring superintendent from northwest Indiana

By Chuck Fieldman

February 3, 2026 at 1:07 p.m.

Hinsdale High School District 86 Board was set to vote on the approval of a...

FILE – People take photos near a John Harvard statue, left, on the Harvard University campus, Jan. 2, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. r. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Trump demands $1 billion from Harvard as a prolonged standoff appears to deepen

By Collin Binkley

February 3, 2026 at 11:09 a.m.

President Donald Trump is demanding a $1 billion payment from Harvard University to end his...

From left, Jermaine Thomas II, Rasheed Owens, Alexandria Jones and Roy Kinsey gather during the opening installation of Maintaining Wonder: Deangelo's World on Friday, Jan. 29 at the Oak Park Public Library. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park library’s Idea Box showcases representation in form of a child’s bedroom

By Cam'ron Hardy

February 3, 2026 at 10:55 a.m.

Representation in children's books is important, said Roy Kinsey, a librarian and rapper whose book...

An illustration, posted by Illini Republicans on Instagram, depicts what appears to be a federal agent pointing a gun at a man's head. The group has said it stands with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Illini Republicans)

U. of I. Republicans club faces backlash for post supporting ICE: ‘Only traitors help invaders’

By Kate Armanini

February 2, 2026 at 6:15 p.m.

The Illini Republicans club at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is facing backlash after...

Students from four high schools rally at River Park against recent immigration enforcement actions under the administration of President Donald Trump, on Feb. 2, 2026, on Chicago’s North Side. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Hundreds of students walk out from class across Chicago’s North Side to protest against ICE

By Tess Kenny

February 2, 2026 at 6:59 p.m.

The rally came after a string of actions staged across the Chicago area and country...

The Indiana State Capitol in Indianapolis on Jan. 4, 2022. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Indiana education bills on the move, or stalled at halfway point

By Carole Carlson

February 2, 2026 at 11:35 a.m.

The first half of the General Assembly included a spate of education bills, some of...

If voters in Yorkville School District 115 approve a bond referendum question in the March 17 primary election, significant additions would be made to Yorkville High School. The district would also build a new elementary school and a new middle school if the funding is approved, officials said. (David Sharos/For The Beacon-News)

Yorkville D115 voters to decide on $275 million bond measure for new school buildings, high school improvements

By Molly Morrow

January 31, 2026 at 10:48 a.m.

The district is looking to build new elementary and middle schools and make significant additions...

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, center, speaks at a news conference at CTU headquarters in Chicago on April 1, 2025, . flanked by CTU Vice President Jackson Potter, left, and CTU Deputy General Council Thad Goodchild. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

CTU alleges rival union conspired with the boss in fight over low-wage CPS employees

By Kate Armanini

January 30, 2026 at 5:32 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union has accused the Chicago Board of Education of conspiring with a...

Indiana Court of Appeals judge Stephen E. Scheele asks a question to Indiana deputy attorney general Jennifer Anwarzai during an Appeals on Wheels event at Indiana University Northwest in Gary on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Students get a chance to hear Court of Appeals case at IUN

By Maya Wilkins

January 30, 2026 at 4:01 p.m.

Three appeals court judges heard orgal arguments in Bisel vs. State at Appeals on Wheels...