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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 on July 21, 2020. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

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

By Kate Perez

October 26, 2026 at 5:15 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...

Palos Heights District 128 in Palos Heights has four schools. (Ted Slowik/Daily Southtown)

Palos Heights District 128 voters face limiting rate increase to close district’s $2 million budget deficit

By Elena Tittel

October 22, 2026 at 12:30 p.m.

Residents of Palos Heights District 128 will vote whether to support a $0.59 limit rate...

Hadley Middle School Principal Kristen Schroeder, right, and assistant Principal Holly Odom at the National Association of Elementary School Principals conference in Florida this summer to receive the national Gold Star award recognition. The banner hangs in the school entrance. (Homer Elementary District 33C)

Hadley Middle School celebrates governor’s Blue Ribbon designation

By Michelle Mullins

October 22, 2026 at 10:38 a.m.

Hadley Middle School in Homer Glen is recognized as a 2026 Governor’s Blue Ribbon School...

The Alpha Delta Phi fraternity house near the University of Chicago campus, Oct. 21, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Second allegation of sexual assault emerges this week from University of Chicago fraternity parties

By Lila Hempel-Edgers

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

For the second consecutive week, allegations of sexual assault at fraternity parties on or near...

Luberda Bailey, head of the 71st and Sangamon Block Club, leads children from the Guggenheim School to the Freedom Day School held in the basement at New Friendship Baptist Church on Oct. 22, 1963. (Tom Kinahan/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Half of CPS students boycott school during ‘Freedom Day’ protest

By Kori Rumore

October 22, 2026 at 10:48 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 22, according...

People walk past Chicago Public Schools headquarters on July 30, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Proposed city budget includes $286M for CPS, but district’s financial outlook remains shaky

By Kate Armanini

October 21, 2026 at 6:27 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed city budget includes $285 million for Chicago Public Schools — only...

Local middle school students toss shovelfuls of dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Aylesworth Middle School in Portage on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage breaks ground on first new school in nearly 50 years

By Doug Ross

October 21, 2026 at 11:15 a.m.

The elementary school named for Wallace Aylesworth is gone, but a new middle school on...

Julii Upwright beats a drum and yells in a megaphone Tuesday as he leads pickets in chants outside a District 130 board meeting in Crestwood. (John Smierciak/for the Daily Southtown)

Union, custodians protest layoffs at District 130 meeting; board declares one seat vacant

By Olivia Stevens

October 21, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

Security prevented about 50 people from entering the District 130 board room, saying it was...

Central Middle School in Evergreen Park (Daily Southtown staff)

Evergreen District 124 voters face $68 million proposal for new middle school

By Elena Tittel

October 21, 2026 at 8:51 a.m.

Voters in Evergreen Park Elementary District 124 are being asked to approve $68 million in...

Jesse Hernandez, a cook at Columbia Explorers Academy, speaks at a news conference outside Chicago Public Schools headquarters on Sept. 8, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

CPS reaches tentative agreement with lunchroom workers union

By Kate Armanini

October 21, 2026 at 12:47 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools officials have reached a tentative agreement with the union representing lunchroom workers,...

Evanston Township High School Marching Band members head into the auditorium to perform at their annual Band Day event on Oct. 19, 2026. (John Konstantaras/for the baiduhai)

Parents call for change after racial slurs mar Evanston-New Trier football game: ‘It’s abhorrent’

By Claire Murphy

October 20, 2026 at 2:59 p.m.

Parents, students expressed outrage that racial, homophobic slurs directed at Evanston Township students at a...