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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...

Students at Burroughs Elementary School in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago practice yoga at an after-school program on Oct. 3, 2024. The Brighton Park Neighborhood Council Chicago serves eight schools on the Southwest Side. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago nonprofit sues Department of Education over alleged ‘unlawful’ grant program cuts

By Tess Kenny

December 30, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

A Chicago nonprofit, with the American Federation of Teachers, is suing the U.S. Department of...

Wally Stock, Chicago Public Schools acting chief financial officer, walks away after speaking during a Chicago Board of Education budget hearing, March 14, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

CPS board hikes property tax levy to capture extra $25M

By Kate Armanini

December 30, 2025 at 3:26 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Education voted to slightly increase its property tax levy, to yield...

Desks in a classroom at Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center, in Chicago, Dec. 15, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

CPS says ‘miscellaneous’ school workers shouldn’t be allowed to unionize

By Kate Armanini

December 29, 2025 at 4:12 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools is challenging the Service Employees International Union’s petition to represent 1,600 miscellaneous...

Homewood-Flossmoor High School. (Daily Southtown file photo)

Levy increases passed by high school districts 218, 233

By Olivia Stevens

December 29, 2025 at 3:05 p.m.

Homewood-Flossmoor District 233 approved a $49.3 million tax increase while High School District 218 OK'd...

Gary Teachers Union President Glen Eva Dunham describes a book to Aiden Wright, 6, during Saturday's free book fair. (Carole Carlson/For the Post-Tribune)

Books take center stage at Gary book fair

By Carole Carlson

December 29, 2025 at 2:44 p.m.

Curious kids eyed the books spread out on tables by age group and carefully made...

Using GIS maps and Lake County property data, Michelle Kozaitis created a map that shows the ownership of the land in question. (Michelle Kozaitis/provided)

Crown Point Schools land swap to expansive NWI landowner sparks discussion

By Anna Ortiz

December 26, 2025 at 4:14 p.m.

A land swap between a prominent landowner and the Crown Point Community Schools stirred discussion...

A student at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in Palos Hills colors quietly during a visit to the school’s new Wellness Room. Students can bring their own noise-canceling headphones to help limit noise or use them to listen to meditation videos and music. (District 230)

Wellness Room at Stagg High School offers students ‘quiet space to retreat and refocus’

By Melinda Moore

December 24, 2025 at 12:04 p.m.

The new Wellness Room at Stagg High School in Palos Hills is a dedicated space...

Gabrielle Bello, director of the Oasis Foundation, said one of its functions is to help hospice patients at House of Goshen with last wishes requests. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Flossmoor foundation funds last wishes for hospice patients, boost for nursing students

By Janice Neumann

December 24, 2025 at 5:03 a.m.

The Oasis Foundation was formed to assist patients at Flossmoor-based Oasis Hospice and Palliative Care,...

The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, on Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Student loan borrowers in default may see wages garnished in 2026

By Annie Ma

December 23, 2025 at 5:15 p.m.

Millions of borrowers are considered in default, meaning they are 270 days past due on...

Visiting high school students work on an exercise under the guidance of PNW students during the fall 2025 AI, Cybersecurity, and STEM Discovery Day. (Photo provided by Purdue Northwest)

PNW offers STEM Discovery Day for area high schoolers

By Post-Tribune

December 23, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

More than 200 area high school students immersed themselves in the fundamentals and real-world applications...