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The AEPi fraternity house near the University of Chicago campus, Oct. 12, 2026, where an alleged sexual assault was reported at a weekend party. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

University of Chicago off-campus fraternity claims no member involvement with sexual assault report

By Kate Perez

October 13, 2026 at 12:29 p.m.

UChicago off-campus fraternity AEPi said it believes no one affiliated with the organization was involved...

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...

Sebastian White, founder and executive director of The Evolved Network, and his daughter Ever Klimovich-White, deliver meal kits to students, Nov. 20, 2025, at the Jesuit Academy of Chicago in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. White, a trained psychotherapist, uses his organization to work with youth who are gang-involved, struggling or labeled as at-risk. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Maple brown butternut squash anyone? The Evolved Network meets Chicago students where they are with food kits.

By Darcel Rockett

November 27, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Chef Sebastian White has been cooking his version of healing with youth for years. Now...

Eric Dell Bovi, the executive director of the George M. Pullman Educational Foundation, second from right, talks with Adriana Martinez, from left, Marco Leyva, Michael Glynn and Dariusz Jakubowski during an alumni mixer for the George M. Pullman Educational Foundation in Chicago on Nov. 13, 2025. (Talia Sprague/for the baiduhai)

George Pullman Educational Foundation gets $10M gift from MacKenzie Scott

By Darcel Rockett

December 5, 2025 at 10:34 a.m.

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott fueled the George M. Pullman Educational Foundation with $10 million to help...

Students move through the Evanston campus during the first week of undergraduate classes at Northwestern University on Sept. 19, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Northwestern University nears deal with White House to restore funding

By Kate Armanini

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

President Donald Trump has sought to crack down on elite universities, painting them as hubs...

Sky Johnston, assistant professor of history and manager of admissions partnerships at Trinity Christian College, moderates a panel of history professors and community organizers recently at the college in Palos Heights. The event was meant to help civic leaders get a sense of the past and for historians to find out more about community needs. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Trinity Christian College professors team with organizers to harness history to uplift communities

By Janice Neumann

November 26, 2025 at 2:16 p.m.

Trinity Christian College professors are teaming with organizers to harness history to help uplift communities.

Lincoln-Way West High School (Daily Southtown file photo)

Students at Lincoln-Way West apply to form Club America, a Turning Point USA affiliate

By Evy Lewis

November 26, 2025 at 5:05 a.m.

Students at Lincoln-Way West High School in New Lenox submitted an application last week to...

Morton High School student Josue Pedraza high-fives Challenger Center executive director Lara Bates after winning the regional 2025 Congressional App Challenge with his app, Roboticsmuse, on Monday, November 24, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Morton student, 16, wins Congressional App Challenge

By Michelle L. Quinn

November 25, 2025 at 4:16 p.m.

A year ago, Hammond Morton junior Josue Pedraza, 16, couldn't get his Robotics friends to...

Shatha Odeh, far left, and Sophia Black, far right, cosponsors of Spartan Sisterhood social club at Oak Lawn Community High School, gather with club members at the school after creating a display last year celebrating Women’s History Month. (Shatha Odeh)

Spartan Sisterhood at Oak Lawn Community High School offers ‘safe space’ for girls to learn and grow

By Melinda Moore

November 25, 2025 at 1:58 p.m.

Spartan Sisterhood at Oak Lawn Community High School offers 'safe space' for girls to learn...

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates speaks on Oct. 9, 2025, at Funston Elementary School in Logan Square. A Republican-led committee issued a letter to Gates requiring the union to submit meeting minutes documenting any member requests for audits. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

CTU agrees to provide financial audits to congressional committee

By Hope Moses

November 24, 2025 at 7:02 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union has agreed to submit financial audits to the House Committee on...

Jonathan Cooper, who is majoring in political science and history at Governor State University, was recently named the school's 2025 Lincoln Laureate for his leadership and service. Cooper, who is involved in the veterans support and other causes throughout the south suburbs community, spends lots of time at the GMT building at GSU, which houses the Veterans Resource Center. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Jonathan Cooper, an Iraq war veteran, lauded as Governors State University’s Lincoln Laureate

By Janice Neumann

December 4, 2025 at 2:45 p.m.

Governor State University student Jonathan Cooper was named the school's 2025 Lincoln Laureate for his...

DePaul University graduate students attend a social gathering for international students at the school’s downtown campus on Jan. 26, 2024. International enrollment dropped at nearly two dozen Illinois universities this fall, including DePaul. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

International student enrollment declines at nearly two dozen Illinois universities

By Kate Armanini

November 24, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

A Tribune analysis of 27 of the state’s largest universities found that total foreign enrollment...