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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...

Irma Garcia, a Chicago Public Schools cook of 23 years, unpacks groceries from a nearby food pantry in her kitchen in Humboldt Park on Dec. 11, 2025. After finishing her workday at Lowell Elementary School, Garcia walked a couple of blocks to volunteer and pick up groceries from Church of God-Le Moyne food pantry. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

CPS lunchroom workers near six months without a contract: ‘No one sees us’

By Kate Armanini

December 15, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Wages are the sticking point in negotiations for Chicago Public Schools’ lunchroom workers, who have...

West Side Leadership Academy senior Xavier Clinton, left; and a Gary Police officer assess a workplace shooting situation during a demonstration at the Gary Career Center on December 9, 2025. Students ran the simulation on a VirTra V-180 monitor, which law enforcement agencies use to train officers in de-escalation tactics. (Michelle L. Quinn/Post-Tribune)

Gary students experience de-escalation training

By Michelle L. Quinn

December 14, 2025 at 2:41 p.m.

Any time a police officer responds to a situation, it often goes in a completely...

A law enforcement official walks past articles of clothing on a sidewalk near an entrance to Brown University, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Providence, R.I., during the investigation of a shooting. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Person of interest detained in Brown University shooting that killed 2 and wounded 9

By Kimberlee Kruesi

December 14, 2025 at 1:25 p.m.

A person of interest was in custody Sunday after a shooting during final exams at...

Steel City Academy executive director Katie Kirley, on left, speaks with Lake Station resident Valeria Medina during the eighth annual Indiana University Northwest-hosted teacher recruitment fair on Friday, April 4, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Steel City wins 15-year charter extension from state

By Carole Carlson

December 12, 2025 at 12:08 p.m.

Gary’s Steel City Charter Academy received a 15-year renewal of its charter on Dec. 9...

Kindergarten teacher Christin Labriola reads the book “Dumpling Soup” to her class, incorporating Asian American and Pacific Islander subjects in her class at Webster Hill Elementary School in West Hartford, Conn., on Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Efforts to require Asian American history in schools after anti-Asian hate starting to pay off

By Terry Tang

December 12, 2025 at 7:14 a.m.

AAPI organizations devastated by reports of thousands of verbal and physical attacks, including the 2021...

Families walk to Haugan Elementary School in Albany Park on Dec. 9, 2025, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

‘No space for us’: Parents claim overcrowding at Haugan Elementary but CPS disagrees and denies expansion

By Hope Moses

December 12, 2025 at 4:06 p.m.

Parents at Haugan Elementary in Albany Park say the school is overcrowded and are upset...

East Porter tries to tamp down school closure rumor

By Doug Ross

December 9, 2025 at 3:53 p.m.

Could Morgan Township High School be shut down in the future, East Porter County School...

The Lake Ridge School Board appointed Christopher Bajmakovich, center, as its superintendent during its Dec. 8 meeting. From left, board members David Bacon, Kimberly Osteen, Bajmakovich, Louise Neese, Dan Diehl, and Kenneth Buckley. (Photo provided by Lake Ridge Schools)

Lake Ridge elevates principal to top post

By Carole Carlson

December 9, 2025 at 12:44 p.m.

The Lake Ridge School Board named one of its own as the district’s next superintendent...

James Hart students practice the song "Bluegrass Country" as Sara White directs on Dec. 4 at James Hart School in Homewood. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

Homewood middle school student musicians to record at Chicago in studio that hosted the Foo Fighters, Cheap Trick

By Evy Lewis

December 9, 2025 at 12:47 p.m.

James Hart School musicians will record at Electrical Audio, founded by Steve Albini and used...

Vega the Leyden Eagle mascot, Superintendent Nick Polyak, left, and East Leyden High School Principal Julie Lam, far right, stand with 2025 Illinois Teacher of Year Victor Gomez, who teaches at East Leyden. Polyak was recently named 2025 Illinois Superintendent of the Year. (Dominik Skorynko/School District 212)

Nick Polyak, who has led Leyden school district for 13 years, named Illinois Superintendent of the Year

By Melinda Moore

December 9, 2025 at 1:17 p.m.

Nick Polyak, superintendent for Leyden Community High School District 212, was named 2026 Illinois Superintendent...