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Annette Johnson serves on the East Aurora School District board. (Annette Johnson)

East Aurora District 131 school board member Annette Johnson facing federal fraud charges

By Molly Morrow

October 28, 2026 at 5:31 p.m.

The district did not provide further information on whether the indictment would affect Johnson’s seat...

Munster High School resource officer injured

By Post-Tribune

October 28, 2026 at 12:26 p.m.

Munster High School's School Resource Officer was injured Monday during an incident with a student,...

Oswego East High School, seen here in 2023, is among the schools that would receive facilities work should voters approve a $317 million bond referendum question for Oswego-based District 308 on Nov. 3. Voters will also weigh in on bond measures for St. Charles School District 303 and Yorkville School District 115. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Voters to weigh in on bond referendum questions in Yorkville, Oswego, St. Charles school districts on Nov. 3

By Molly Morrow

October 28, 2026 at 11:34 a.m.

In recent months, St. Charles School District 303, Yorkville School District 115 and Oswego School...

District 218 board president Carol Kats speaks at the board of education's Sept. 22, 2026 meeting. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

School District 218 moves to potentially contest property tax assessment appeals

By Elena Tittel

September 24, 2026 at 1:25 p.m.

District 218 approved a resolution to authorize interventions in proceedings before the state's property tax...

Angel Naranjos uses a megaphone as he and other students at the University of Illinois Chicago protest Sept. 23, 2026, after learning representatives from U.S. Customs and Border Protection were scheduled to participate in a job fair on campus. U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not attend the event. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

UIC students protest amid canceled Customs and Border Protection appearance at career fair

By Kate Perez

September 23, 2026 at 6:57 p.m.

Over three dozen protesters at the University of Illinois Chicago condemned immigration enforcement officials on...

Keana Shatteen, of Lynwood, who is facilitating an emotional literacy program at Gen. George S. Patton School in Riverdale, holds her book "Healing Out Loud," a memoir of her own struggle with depression, a suicide attempt, and not knowing how to talk about her feelings. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Emotional literacy program in Riverdale gives students tools to ‘relate to their emotions’

By Janice Neumann

September 23, 2026 at 3:46 p.m.

Keana Shatteen is helping girls at Gen. George S. Patton School in Riverdale channel their...

Books and computers at William Leonard Public Library in Robbins, pictured Sept. 22, 2026, are available to Robbins and Dixmoor residents from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, a reduced schedule caused by a funding shortage. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

Temporary closure of library highlights lack of access to services in Robbins, Dixmoor

By Elena Tittel

September 23, 2026 at 1:45 p.m.

William Leonard Public Library serves Robbins and Dixmoor, but is facing budget and staffing issues,...

The former Roycemore School at 1200 Davis Street, Evanston, was a North Shore private school for more than 100 years before closing in mid 2026. It was photographed Thursday, July 16, 2026. Alpha School, an AI-based learning institution without teachers, is seeking to operate a new school under the existing special use permit approved for Roycemore. (Nate Swanson/for the Pioneer Press)

An AI school without teachers looks to move into Evanston’s former Roycemore building

By Claire Murphy

September 23, 2026 at 1:14 p.m.

Alpha School students are taught core subjects by AI for two hours every day, and...

Maria Johnson arrives at her job as a special education classroom assistant at Benjamin E. Mays Academy in Chicago on Sept. 15, 2026. The Ladders of Opportunity program helped Johnson get her job at the school. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

To fill staffing gaps, an Illinois initiative turns to parents already in the building

By Kate Armanini

September 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Ladders of Opportunity is a relatively new statewide nonprofit working to address Illinois’ chronic shortage...

Paletero’s cart from Reina de Sabores Paleteria, c. 1980, is one of the items on display in the Aqui en Chicago exhibit at the Chicago History Museum. (Chicago History Museum/gift of Reina de Sabores Paleteria)

Chicago History Museum curator to discuss inclusion and representation at Oak Park River Forest Museum

By Myrna Petlicki

September 22, 2026 at 11:40 a.m.

Chicago History Museum curator Elena Gonzales will discuss the new exhibit Aqui en Chicago at...

Benito Juarez Community Academy student Rogelio Mendeola works on his calavera figure during art class on Sept. 21, 2026. A calavera is a small skeleton figurine used during the holiday Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, to honor deceased loved ones. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Benito Juarez students honor loved ones in Día de los Muertos celebration

By Kate Perez

September 22, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Students at Benito Juarez high school craft calaveras to honor loved ones for Día de...

People walk by the Arch on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston on March 31, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Northwestern and University of Chicago drop in U.S. News college rankings

By Kate Perez

September 21, 2026 at 11:01 p.m.

Some of Illinois’ most notable universities shifted slightly in national rankings while remaining among the...

Law Enforcement Explorer Post #102 members Benjamin Jimenez and Janiereah Williams-Hale gather with their fellow Explorers at Fiesta Chicago Heights, which was happening outside Bloom High School, where many post members are students. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Chicago Heights police Explorer program helps create path to law enforcement jobs

By Janice Neumann

September 21, 2026 at 4:29 p.m.

Chicago Heights police pair with area schools on Chicago Heights Police Explorer program, which offers...