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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...

Astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson covered everything from UFOs to “a growing anti-intellectual strain in this society” during his presentation Sunday as part of the Purdue Northwest Sinai Forum. (Doug Ross/Post-Tribune)

From aliens to flat earthers, Neil deGrasse Tyson debunks bad science at Sinai Forum

By Doug Ross

December 9, 2025 at 8:39 a.m.

Neil deGrasse Tyson gave a rousing defense of scientific principles in his characteristic brash way...

Griff, a golden retriever, interacts with students recently at Oak Park and River Forest High School, where he has been brought in as the school's full-time facility dog. (Oak Park and River Forest High School)

Oak Park and River Forest High School’s new staffer isn’t a Huskie, he’s a golden retriever

By Steve Metsch

December 15, 2025 at 4:27 p.m.

Oak Park and River Forest High School has enlisted a full-time facility dog who comes...

Officials unveil a map of Calumet College of St. Joseph's planned athletic field, fitness, and flora park during a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Calumet College building new community sports field, fitness area, garden

By Carole Carlson

December 8, 2025 at 4:08 p.m.

It didn’t feel like gardening or soccer under snowy skies as Calumet College of St....

Gloria Chatman, far right, performs with her students during last year's winter concert at Governors State University. Chatman has been a dance instructor for more than 40 years. She founded the award-winning dance program at Southland College Prep Charter High School in Richton Park. (Southland College Prep)

Column: Southland College Prep’s Gloria Chatman honored for inspiring young artists

By Francine Knowles

December 8, 2025 at 2:26 p.m.

Timeless Gifts Performing Arts Program award Gloria Chatman the Juanita Passmore Legacy Award for her...

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss attends a rally at Federal Plaza in Chicago after the announcement that the Trump administration has unilaterally ended the collective bargaining agreement with federal unions, Aug. 12, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss questions how Trump-Northwestern deal impacts protests and campus oversight

By Olivia Olander

December 8, 2025 at 4:42 p.m.

Evanston Mayor and congressional candidate Daniel Biss is calling on the Trump administration to explain...

City of Valparaiso tree crew leader Anthony Santos cuts a trunk of a tree outside a building recently purchased by Hilltop Neighborhood House in Valparaiso, Indiana, Thursday, December 4, 2025. Plans are to demolish the building and use the land to expand services. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Hilltop Neighborhood House continues to expand to meet ever-growing need

By Amy Lavalley

December 8, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Hilltop Neighborhood House officials can talk almost endlessly about the horrors they witnessed from the...

Nick Lubovich, executive director and founder of the Pullman Tech Workshop, and special projects manager Tamika Powell showcase ongoing work at the workshop, which is housed in the former Argus Brewery along Front Street near Chicago's Pullman neighborhood. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Housed in an old stable, Pullman Tech Workshop works to bring stability to area housing stock, residents

By Janice Neumann

December 7, 2025 at 5:02 a.m.

Housed in an old stable, Pullman Tech Workshop works to bring stability to area's historic...

Ralph Heatherington. (Kelley Heatherington)

Ralph Heatherington, longtime principal who helped ease tensions between Wheaton high schools, dies at 79

By Bob Goldsborough

December 6, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

He was principal at Wheaton North High School for 9 years and helped mend frayed...

A survivor of sexual abuse by a former CPS teacher stands in front of his former school, Carl Von Linné Elementary School, on Nov. 25, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

‘Speak up’: After $1.1 million settlement, former Carl Von Linné Elementary student recounts alleged sexual abuse

By Hope Moses

December 6, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

CPS settled a sexual abuse lawsuit with a man who alleges his gym teacher abused...

Kimberly Steffes asks son Trevor Woodrum, 8, who has Down syndrome, if he wants to sing a song while waiting for his bus to take him to school on Dec. 5, 2025, at their home in Joliet. According to his dad, Scott Woodrum, Trevor likes children’s music and bands Journey and the Eagles. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Resurgence of a slur: Local parents, intellectual disability advocates condemn Trump’s use of the ‘R-word’

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

December 6, 2025 at 9:59 p.m.

Once a common schoolyard insult, the R-word had largely vanished from mainstream speech until recently....