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Attorney Maria de las Nieves Bolaños, of Hawks Quindel SC, speaks during a news conference at Federal Plaza in Chicago after a hearing in the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Oct. 20, 2025, on a federal lawsuit filed against Northwestern University on behalf of Northwestern Graduate Workers for Palestine and affected students. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Federal judge declines to block Northwestern from disciplining students boycotting antibias training

October 21, 2025 at 1:45 p.m.

A federal judge in Chicago declined a temporary restraining order to Northwestern University graduate students boycotting antibias training.

Mayor Brandon Johnson, left, greets Sean Harden, president of the Chicago Board of Education, before the mayor's budget address to the City Council on Oct. 16, 2025, at City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

CPS gets $522M boost from Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget proposal

October 16, 2025 at 2:19 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson's spending plan for Chicago Public Schools heavily relies on the prospective TIF revenue from the city.

Adrin “AJ” Stauber, 14, walks with his young sisters to the gas station while they wait for their mom to finish up with class on Sept. 17, 2025, at the College of Menominee Nation in Keshena, Wisconsin. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

In rural Wisconsin, proposed federal cuts rattle a tribal college

October 15, 2025 at 12:29 p.m.

The Trump administration has targeted the country’s 37 tribal colleges and universities, many tucked in rural corners of the Midwest.

Morgan Park High School JROTC students march in the Beverly/Morgan Park Memorial Day parade on May 27, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

CPS tells JROTC students to only wear military-issued uniforms inside

October 15, 2025 at 12:51 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools is immediately revising its dress code policy to require students to travel to and from school in civilian clothes.

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

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

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

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

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

Former Evanston/Skokie District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton was indicted for his alleged involvement kickback scheme that paid him $81,000.

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

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

Former Evanston/Skokie School District 65 superintendent Devon Horton has been indicted on criminal charges stemming from this time as head of the district, according to a statement from district leaders...

Prosser Career Academy welding teacher Keshaun Thompson, left, helps Chase Elementary School eighth grader Roberta Fret during a welding demonstration as part of a career exploration event for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, held at Prosser in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on Oct. 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago Public Schools hosts first career exploration event for deaf and hard of hearing students

October 7, 2025 at 3:26 p.m.

The Chicago Public Schools district held its first-ever career exploration event for students who are deaf or hard of hearing at Prosser Career Academy.

DePaul University graduate students Suchita Farkiwala and Beemnet Desta work on making tote bags at a social gathering for international students at the school’s downtown campus on Jan. 26, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

DePaul University to cut spending after 30% drop in international students

October 6, 2025 at 9:18 a.m.

Chicago-based DePaul University is immediately reducing spending following a 30% drop in international enrollment.

Micol Bez, center left, and Salma Moustafa, center right, are both Ph.D. candidates at Northwestern University, and are among a few dozen students boycotting the school's controversial antibias training. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Some Northwestern students boycotting antibias training

October 1, 2025 at 4:13 p.m.

A group of Northwestern students are protesting the school’s mandatory anti-bias training that addresses antisemitism on campus.

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