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The Indian Prairie School District 204 office is at the Crouse Education Center at 780 Shoreline Drive in Aurora. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

Indian Prairie D204 sees lower absenteeism rates, continued high proficiency rates on 2026 Illinois Report Card

By Molly Morrow

October 30, 2026 at 4:14 p.m.

School District 204 continued to post high proficiency rates in ELA, math and science, and...

Fourth-grade students practice before taking the Illinois Assessment of Readiness test at Lakewood Falls Elementary School in Plainfield on Feb. 28, 2019. (Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhai)

Illinois school report cards 2026: Search results for Grades 3-5 in Chicago and the suburbs

By Kori Rumore

October 30, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

The IAR test is given to students in grades three through eight in public school...

Kimberly Hardin, center, teaches her fifth- and sixth-grade English and Language Arts class at Wendell Green Elementary School in Washington Heights on Sept. 19, 2023. Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez visited the school to celebrate gains in district-wide reading and math test scores on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness test. (Talia Sprague/baiduhai)

Illinois school report cards 2026: Search results for Grades 6-8 in Chicago and the suburbs

By Kori Rumore

October 30, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

The IAR test is given to students in grades three through eight in public school...

Chicago Board of Education Board member Anusha Thotakura, District 6A, attends a meeting on July 20, 2026, on the Chicago Public Schools budget proposal for the 2027 fiscal year. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago school board weighs plan to expand preschool, early childhood services

By Kate Armanini

September 10, 2026 at 9:40 p.m.

The Chicago school board is weighing a resolution that would direct Chicago Public Schools to...

A photograph of Eric Billops is posted April 16, 2026, on the glass of the bus stop where the teen was shot and killed the previous day in the 6300 block of South Stony Island Avenue in Chicago. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Boy charged in shooting death of Hyde Park Academy sophomore

By Caroline Kubzansky

September 10, 2026 at 4:53 p.m.

A 15-year-old boy faces six felony counts for the fatal shooting of Hyde Park Academy...

Bremen High School students, from left, Analy Calderon, Christopher Roman, Aaliyah Zuniga and Ryan Reed, were among District 228 students who took part in the Cook County Department of Health Community Healthcare Worker Pipeline Program, learning about community health and interventions through training and internships. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Bremen District 228 students get an early look at careers in healthcare through Cook County program

By Janice Neumann

September 10, 2026 at 9:42 a.m.

Students from Bremen School District 228 joined the Cook County Department of Public Health’s Community...

University of Illinois Chicago student Maya Hernandez, left, and her mother, Anna Hernandez, roll in Maya’s belongings toward her dorm room at the Academic and Residential Complex at UIC on Aug. 20, 2026. UIC administrators, staff and student volunteers welcomed campus housing residents for the fall 2026 semester. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

University of Illinois Chicago sees record enrollment two years in a row

By Kate Perez

September 9, 2026 at 7:02 p.m.

The University of Illinois Chicago reported its highest enrollment numbers in school history for the...

Students walk out of Lincoln-Way East High School to protest recent racist incidents at sporting events, Sept. 9, 2026, in Frankfort. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Lincoln-Way East students walk out in protest of recent racist taunting

By Olivia Stevens

September 9, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

About 50 Lincoln-Way East High School students walked out of class to protest racism following...

Deniece Rogers, left, who recently received her doctorate degree from DePaul University, talks to Natalie Hall at an event at the Bridgeport Art Center on Aug. 12, 2026. Hall graduated at the same time as Rogers with a master’s in bilingual-bicultural education. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago woman shows it’s never too late to reach a goal, especially when it comes to education

By Darcel Rockett

September 9, 2026 at 6:04 a.m.

At 75, Deniece Rogers of the Near North Side earned her Doctorate of Philosophy in...

Roushaunda Williams, a member of UNITE HERE Local 1 representing lunchroom workers, speaks at a press conference outside the headquarters of Chicago Public Schools on Sept. 8, 2026, announcing the launch of their “Lunchroom Pledge” for upcoming school board candidates to sign. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

As contract talks stall, CPS lunch workers unveil pledge for school board candidates

By Kate Armanini

September 8, 2026 at 10:10 p.m.

UNITE Here Local 1’s pledge asks Chicago Board of Education hopefuls to stop eliminating vacant...

Fashion & Interior Design students Aniya Jackson, left, and Addison Mackey show off dresses donated to Charger’s Closet at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in Palos Hills. The periwinkle dress was owned by the sister of PE teacher Morgan Moran. All gently used clothing is accepted, but formal wear and accessories sought now for homecoming, which is Sept. 19. (Amos Alonzo Stagg High School)

Stagg High School’s ‘closet’ offers students free clothes, service hours

By Melinda Moore

September 8, 2026 at 1:28 p.m.

Charger’s Closet at Stagg High School is a place to exchange clothing, and a way...

The football stadium at Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort on Sept. 3, 2026. (Vincent D. Johnson / for the Daily Southtown)

Homewood-Flossmoor High School accuses Lincoln-Way East girls cross country team and coach of racist taunts

By Olivia Stevens

September 8, 2026 at 4:06 p.m.

Homewood-Flossmoor District 233 says Lincoln-Way East cross country students and a coach engaged in racist...

Karla Leon stands in front of a mural about immigrants obtaining access to higher education on the UIC Latino Cultural Center at the University of Illinois Chicago campus, Aug. 31, 2026. Leon is an undocumented senior at UIC majoring in accounting. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

‘Knowledge is free’: Students without permanent legal status navigate Illinois in-state tuition changes

By Kate Perez

September 8, 2026 at 11:41 a.m.

The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights estimates that 7,000 to 10,000 students across...