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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...

Duneland School Corporation Superintendent Chip Pettit applauds during the annual Northwest Indiana school superintendents forum on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Pettit has announced he's leaving Chesterton for Hinsdale, Illinois. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Duneland superintendent leaving for Hinsdale but a legacy remains

By Jim Woods

January 30, 2026 at 12:52 p.m.

Duneland Schools Superintendent Chip Pettit is leaving after seven years for a job as superintendent...

Orland Park police (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Substitute teacher fired by Chicago Archdiocese charged in Orland Park, Evergreen Park

By Olivia Stevens

January 30, 2026 at 4:03 p.m.

A Queen of Martyrs substitute teacher fired by the Chicago Archdiocese was charged in Orland...

The former Paderewski Elementary School, 2221 S. Lawndale Ave., on Jan. 29, 2026. The school board voted unanimously in favor of its sale at its January meeting. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago Public Schools approves buyers for two more closed buildings

By Kate Armanini

January 29, 2026 at 6:33 p.m.

CPS approved the sale of two closed schools Thursday, which will be repurposed into affordable...

Shortfall pushes East Chicago schools to close popular preschool

By Carole Carlson

January 28, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

Facing painful budget realities, the East Chicago School Board voted 3-2 Tuesday to close the...

Former professional basketball player and coach Sylvia Crawley Spann laughs as she tells students and visitors at Indiana University Northwest about being dunked on by Michael Jordan during a practice, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026.(Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Former WNBA player says challenges are stepping stones at IUN

By Maya Wilkins

January 28, 2026 at 12:43 p.m.

On Wednesday morning, former basketball player and coach Sylia Crawley Spann gave a motivational talk...

An all-gender restroom inside a Chicago Public Schools elementary school in 2021. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

Indiana Senate passes gender definition bill

By Alexandra Kukulka

January 28, 2026 at 12:26 p.m.

The Indiana Senate gave final approval to a gender definition bill Tuesday along party lines....

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates addresses members at CTU headquarters on Jan. 27, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Amid federal pressure, CTU President Stacy Davis Gates declares union is ‘really strong’

By Kate Armanini

January 28, 2026 at 1:23 p.m.

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates gave a sweeping address to a sea of...

An Illinois state trooper tells Cassie Creswell, executive director and president of Illinois Families for Public Schools, she will have to mail a letter she was hoping to deliver to Gov. JB Pritzker calling on him to opt Illinois out of a new federal school voucher program, outside of the governor's office in the West Loop, Jan. 27, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Public school advocacy groups urge Gov. JB Pritzker to opt out of federal voucher program

By Kate Armanini

January 27, 2026 at 7:31 p.m.

Activists called for Gov. JB Pritzker to reject the first federal school voucher program under...

West Chicago teacher put on leave after social media post supporting ICE draws anger from parents, community

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

January 29, 2026 at 5:09 p.m.

West Chicago residents express outrage over a local elementary school teacher’s alleged social media post...

Israel Fagbulu, left, a student at Evergreen Park Community High School, helps resident Jayshree Soparawala with a laundry list of technology questions during a drop-in Tech Help program Wednesday, Jan. 21 at the Evergreen Park Public Library. (Evergreen Park Public Library)

Evergreen Park Library pairs older patrons with high school helpers for tech support

By Janice Neumann

January 27, 2026 at 2:39 p.m.

A recently developed Tech Time Drop-In program at the Evergreen Park Public Library is already...