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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...

People enter the Cook County treasurer’s office in downtown Chicago on Nov. 20, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Late tax bills have cost Cook County schools nearly $122 million, district leaders say

By A.D. Quig

January 12, 2026 at 3:09 p.m.

The interest and issuance cost of borrowing and lost investments totaled $59.5 million for suburban...

Representatives from Purdue University answer questions from students Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, at a college fair at Indiana University Northwest sponsored by the Urban League of Northwest Indiana. (Carole Carlson/for Post-Tribune)

Bradshaw: Preparing for interviews when you’re still figuring things out

By Gerald Bradshaw

January 12, 2026 at 2:28 p.m.

For most employers, interviews are less about identifying a finished professional and more about reducing...

The moon hangs above the Illinois Capitol building on Oct. 15, 2024, in Springfield. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Illinois lawmakers return to Capitol facing $2.2B budget gap while pushing election-year affordability message

By Jeremy Gorner

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

Affordability will be a key political theme of the coming Illinois General Assembly as leaders...

Volunteers Greg Staszko and Nora Dellifield, far left, participate in the Walking School Bus, which ensures children from immigrant families can walk safely to and from school, in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago on Dec. 18, 2025. A new state law prohibits schools from sharing citizenship and immigration status with any immigration or law enforcement agency. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

From AI to immigrant rights, here’s what to know about Illinois’ new education laws in 2026

By Hope Moses

January 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

New Illinois education laws take effect this month, expanding rights for immigrant students and regulating...

Bailey Elementary School students hold up a "Thank You" sign as nonprofit organization Enchanted Backpack pulls up with school supplies for children in need at the Lake Station school on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Enchanted Backpack wows Lake Station school

By Carole Carlson

January 9, 2026 at 11:14 a.m.

Excited Bailey Elementary students in Lake Station waved red pom poms as two vibrant blue...

Then incoming president Tim Killeen talks with students who are mostly in the Honors College at University of Illinois Chicago, May 5, 2015. (Nancy Stone/baiduhai)

University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen to retire in 2027

By Hope Moses

January 8, 2026 at 7:05 p.m.

Timothy Killeen who has helmed the University of Illinois system, including its Chicago and Springfield...

The Indiana Statehouse, as seen on January 4, 2021. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Government reform, fraud prevention top Indiana GOP wishlist

By Alexandra Kukulka

January 8, 2026 at 3:23 p.m.

The Indiana Senate and House Republicans released their priorities for the 2026 legislative session this...

A portion of the record donation of more than $6 million from Schreiber Philanthropy will go to on-campus child care at the College of Lake County. (College of Lake County)

College of Lake County receives record $6M donation: ‘This gift will open the door for access to a college education for hundreds’

By Steve Sadin

January 7, 2026 at 4:11 p.m.

CLC President Lori Suddick said the gift will be used for scholarships and other student-centered...

Chicago Public Schools headquarters on West Madison Street, July 10, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

CPS watchdog details sexual abuse, pandemic relief fraud in annual report

By Hope Moses

January 7, 2026 at 5:39 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools’ Office of the Inspector General released its annual report detailing dozens of...

Ayelech Gray, left, of Elk Grove High School, Jonila Ilazi of Rolling Meadows High School and Nell Krzyszczuk of Rolling Meadows High School receive training to be official election judges while operating on-campus early voting sites as part of the Cook County clerk’s office’s first-ever high school early voting program at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights on Jan. 6, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Cook County clerk’s office teams up with Chicago Bears to launch inaugural student election judge program

By Tess Kenny

January 7, 2026 at 2:25 p.m.

Dubbed “Defenders of DA’mocracy,” students are training to run early voting sites at their schools...