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A student interacts with the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System at Oak Park and River Forest High School on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park and River Forest High School students get hands-on experience with robot surgical device

By Cam'ron Hardy

October 14, 2026 at 5:04 a.m.

Oak Park and River Forest High School students had a unique opportunity to interact with...

Jessica Biggs attends a forum for Chicago Board of Education president candidates at Malcolm X College on Oct. 5, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Billionaire donor Michael Sacks gives $150,000 to school board president candidate Jessica Biggs

By Kate Armanini

October 13, 2026 at 7:15 p.m.

Billionaire Democratic donor Michael Sacks donated $150,000 to school board president candidate Jessica Biggs, the largest...

Duneland student performance on the upswing

By Jim Woods

October 13, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

Chesterton High School students were second in the state in earning dual college credit with...

A family walks past Libby Frank, right, a concerned neighbor, and Carson Bell, whose wife works at Funston Elementary, as they hold signs to support the students, staff and families at Funston as school gets out on Oct. 7, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

ICE fears ripple across Chicago Public Schools and suburban districts

By Kate Armanini

October 12, 2025 at 2:45 p.m.

Across Chicago Public Schools and surrounding districts including Cicero and Berwyn, Operation Midway Blitz has...

Spartans without Borders club members, from left, Marco Budzak, Emiliano Lopez, Belal Moutaouakkil, Isaac Bayas and Eli Kulpinski, are gearing up for a Bowling for Bolivia fundraiser Oct. 24 in Westmont as part of their efforts to raise $20,000 for a trip to the rural highlands of Bolivia to help build a hospital. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Oak Lawn’s Spartans Without Borders club plans trip to help build hospital in Bolivia

By Janice Neumann

October 11, 2025 at 5:06 a.m.

Oak Lawn Community High School's Spartans Without Borders club plans trip to help build hospital...

The 2025 Illinois Report Card showed two Evanston/Skokie School District 65 schools, Kingsley and Dr. Bessie Rhodes, drop a rating level from "commendable" to "targeted." Shown is another school, Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center in Evanston. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

Evanston school board ‘deeply troubled and angered’ by allegations in indictment against ex-superintendent

By Richard Requena

October 11, 2025 at 6:50 p.m.

Former Evanston/Skokie District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton was indicted for his alleged involvement kickback scheme...

Tony and Kelly Laban with their 6-year-old daughter, Ella, hangs in Ella's kindergarten classroom as a comfort on her first day at McAuliffe School in Tinley Park on Aug. 13, 2025. (Kelly Laban)

COVID kindergartners: Schools adapt for children born during lockdowns

By Olivia Stevens

October 10, 2025 at 4:34 p.m.

Orland Park District 135 moved to hire assistant principals at Park School and Center School,...

Gov. JB Pritzker smiles during the announcement of the first Governor's Blue Ribbon awards at Glen Oaks Elementary, Hickory Hills on Oct. 10, 2025. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

Glen Oaks School in Hickory Hills, Lincoln-Way East in Frankfort among Blue Ribbon honorees

By Evy Lewis

October 10, 2025 at 2:03 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker awarded 28 schools the Blue Ribbon, including Glen Oaks Elementary in Hickory...

The Elmhurst University’s new Health Sciences Building houses the departments of Nursing, Public Health, Occupational Therapy and Communication Sciences and Disorders. (Elmhurst University)

Elmhurst University’s new $30 million Health Sciences building offers ‘hands-on’ clinic, community services

By Myrna Petlicki

October 9, 2025 at 4:25 p.m.

The new 45,000-square-foot Health Sciences Building at Elmhurst University opened Oct. 3 amid ribbon-cutting pomp.

Former Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton was indicted Oct. 9, 2025 on criminal charges. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

Former suburban school chief and two CPS administrators indicted in kickback scheme

By Richard Requena

October 9, 2025 at 10:07 p.m.

Former Evanston/Skokie School District 65 superintendent Devon Horton has been indicted on criminal charges stemming...

IUN students and staff participate in the university's fourth annual Walk Against Mental Health Stigma on Oct. 7. Participants walked along Broadway before going to the Moraine Student Center. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

IUN hosts awareness walk for World Mental Health Day

By Maya Wilkins

October 8, 2025 at 3:20 p.m.

IUN hosted its fourth annual walk focusing on mental health stigma on Tuesday, starting at...

Indiana University Northwest senior Alex Brower, a geology major, works as an intern in the fossil preparation lab at the Field Museum in Chicago, where she works on various projects, including one studying fish fossils and another with a prehistoric mammal. The university’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Center assisted Brower in securing the position. (Photo courtesy of IU Northwest)

IUN students reflect on opportunities STEM Center provides

By Maya Wilkins

October 7, 2025 at 3:34 p.m.

The Indiana University Northwest STEM Center helps connect students with internship opportunities, including the Field...

Gary Community School Corp. security director Cliff Caldwell showed parents a security alert button that quickly contacts school security officers and Gary police. (Carole Carlson/Post-Tribune)

Gary parents view security upgrades at West Side

By Carole Carlson

October 7, 2025 at 2:45 p.m.

School security at Gary’s West Side Leadership Academy has already been tested just two months...