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John Mills Elementary students gather after learning during an assembly Oct. 20 that their school had earned state Blue Ribbon School recognition. (School District 401)

Elmwood Park’s John Mills Elementary lauded for closing achievement gaps

By Jesse Wright

October 26, 2026 at 5:42 p.m.

Elmwood Park’s John Mills Elementary has earned high praise from the state, being named a...

DePaul University campus, July 21, 2020. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

DePaul University College of Law renamed amid alumnus’ $30 million gift

By Kate Perez

October 27, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.

The DePaul University College of Law will be renamed the Robert A. Clifford College of...

Students cheer at Lincoln Elementary School during a surprise assembly at the school in River Forest after finding out the school was recognized as a 2026 Blue Ribbon School. (River Forest School District 90)

Lincoln Elementary School in River Forest awarded its second Blue Ribbon

By Cam'ron Hardy

October 26, 2026 at 5:18 p.m.

Lincoln Elementary School in River Forest was awarded its second Blue Ribbon award for its...

Shown is the the Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Woman told Cornell investigators she ‘felt like bait’ during alleged gang rape

By Kimberlee Kruesi

October 2, 2026 at 9:50 p.m.

The documents include excerpts of interviews Cornell's investigators did with the woman and the men...

Chicago school board president candidate Hilario Dominguez speaks during a candidate forum at the Copernicus Center on Sept. 29, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

CPS watchdog reopens case into allegations school board president candidate had ‘inappropriate interactions’ with minor

By Alice Yin

October 4, 2026 at 2:29 p.m.

The Chicago Public Schools inspector general has reopened an investigation into Hilario Dominguez, a candidate...

The Northwestern marching band performs before a game against Michigan at Wrigley Field on Nov. 15, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Northwestern marching band doesn’t play pregame show at inaugural Ryan Field game, drawing concern

By Kate Perez

October 2, 2026 at 5:05 p.m.

The Northwestern University Marching Band will not play a pregame show before the inaugural football...

Russell Ceballos, assistant professor, speaks with twin students James, left, and John Kountz about a quantum optics laboratory contained in what is called the Quantenkoffer at the Quantum Education, Science & Technology Center at Chicago State University on Sept. 22, 2026. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

As quantum’s presence grows on the Southeast Side, Chicago State University students eye future careers

By Kate Perez

October 2, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Chicago State University staked its claim in quantum research nearly a decade ago, aiming to...

State Sen. Mike Simmons speaks in front of Harold Washington College on Oct. 1, 2026, in the Loop. Simmons is supporting the Cook County Colleges Local 1600 union, which is picketing the college in preparation for a possible strike. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

‘We need something that moves us forward’: City Colleges of Chicago faculty and staff to strike Oct. 19

By Kate Perez

October 1, 2026 at 5:48 p.m.

Faculty and staff at City Colleges of Chicago could strike later this month amid months-long...

Nikolet Diaz, a teacher and her husband Ivan Diaz listen to speakers in the pouring rain during the Clean School Rally at Nathan Hale Primary School in Crestwood. Students came together as a community to ask Cook County School District 130 Superintendent and the board of education to take immediate action to eradicate cockroaches, mold, mice and maggots from their schools. The rally took place on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. John Smierciak/Daily Southtown)

Supporters of laid-off custodians rally in Crestwood, cite ‘gross stuff’ at District 130 schools

By Olivia Stevens

October 6, 2026 at 4:29 p.m.

About 100 union and community members rallied Wednesday to pressure the District 130 school board...

Troy Swanson, of Woodridge, adjunct professor in the School of Information Studies at Dominican University in River Forest and chairman of the Library/Learning Resources Center at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, has been named Academic Librarian of the Year by the Illinois Library Association. (Melinda Moore/Daily Southtown)

Educator with ties to Moraine Valley, Dominican University, deemed state’s Academic Librarian of the Year

By Melinda Moore

October 1, 2026 at 2:10 p.m.

Troy Swanson, who works at Moraine Valley Community College and Dominican University, has been named...

Chicago Public Schools cancels lower-level football games over unpaid referees but says varsity will play

By Steve Millar

September 30, 2026 at 3:04 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools said Wednesday afternoon that varsity games scheduled for Thursday through Saturday will...

Candidate Sendhil Revuluri, for Chicago Board of Education president, meets with the baiduhai Editorial Board, Sept. 22, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Sendhil Revuluri drops out of Chicago school board president race

By Kate Armanini

September 30, 2026 at 9:49 a.m.

Sendhil Revuluri, a former school board appointee is dropping out of the race to be...

Geno McKenna, director of the indoor garden at The Hope Center in Blue Island, speaks about hydroponic growing systems on Sept. 29, 2026. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

Blue Island group harvests hope year-round for those facing food insecurity

By Elena Tittel

September 30, 2026 at 4:56 p.m.

Blue Island's Hope Center is closing in on its goal of donating 2,000 pounds of...