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Paul Nord blows releases smoke from bubbles as people look on during the Haunted Science Lab held at Valparaiso University Saturday, October 31, 2026. Nord, a technical specialist at the university, said he was dressed as “hobo Abe Lincoln.” (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

‘Everybody loves it’: Science tricks offer a treat at Valparaiso University

By Doug Ross

November 1, 2026 at 4:05 p.m.

Valparaiso University students and faculty made science experiments fun on Saturday during the annual Haunted...

Anthony Hargrove and Michilla Blaise, candidates for the District 5B school board seat, debate at a candidates forum at Collins Academy STEAM High School in North Lawndale on Sept. 17, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

In the last stretch of school board races, a push to get out the vote

By Kate Armanini

November 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago voters will elect all 21 seats on the Board of Education on election day.

From left: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Dawes Elementary Principal Teresa Quinn, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Interim Superintendent Eric Witherspoon and State Superintendent Tony Sanders attend the 2026 Blue Ribbon School recognition ceremony at John Mills Elementary School in Elmwood Park. Dawes Elementary was one of 24 schools in the state to receive the Blue Ribbon School distinction for high academic performance or progress in closing school achievement gaps. (Evanston/Skokie School District 65)

Glenview, Evanston, Wilmette schools win prestigious Governor’s Blue Ribbon award

By Claire Murphy

October 31, 2026 at 7:47 a.m.

The Blue Ribbon School award was reinstated at the state level by Gov. JB Pritzker...

Students get off the bus at Washington Elementary School on the first day of class, Monday, in Waukegan Community Unit School District 60. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun)

Schools open in Waukegan, North Chicago and across Lake County: ‘The first day is always energizing’

By Steve Sadin

August 17, 2026 at 2:53 p.m.

Schools also opened for North Chicago School District 187, and began opening in Lake County...

Hundreds of people came out Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, for the annual Aurora Community Back to School Bash at Wilder Park in Aurora. (David Sharos/For The Beacon-News)

Back to School Bash in Aurora makes sure kids have needed school supplies: ‘Families have come to depend on this’

By David Sharos

August 17, 2026 at 12:29 p.m.

Hundreds gathered in Wilder Park in Aurora Sunday afternoon for the annual Aurora Community Back...

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

School District 204 implementing changes in effort to encourage student attendance

By Molly Morrow

August 17, 2026 at 10:15 a.m.

The district has seen consistently higher attendance rates than the state average, but attendance still...

News briefs: Schools announce delays due to storm damage

By Christin Lazerus

August 16, 2026 at 3:23 p.m.

Schools experience further delays due to storm damage Several Northwest Indiana school districts are still...

Richard Morris, browses books provided by the Chicago Teachers Union at their “Back-2-School Summer Jam,” which provides free backpacks, haircuts, books and entertainment for children returning to school at the CTU Center in the Near West Side on Aug. 15, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

From free haircuts to vaccines, Chicago teachers help families gear up for school

By Lila Hempel-Edgers

August 15, 2026 at 4:35 p.m.

Hundreds of parents who brought their children to this year’s Summer Jam, which is hosted...

Debris from what remains of her neighbor’s home litters the yard of Barb Corey on Harrison Avenue in Portage, Indiana, Thursday, August 13, 2026. A natural gas explosion killed an 86-year-old woman during Tuesday’s storms that swept through Northwest Indiana. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Many NWI schools fighting through outages, debris toward reopening

By Carole Carlson

August 15, 2026 at 3:27 p.m.

It’s still unknown when some Northwest Indiana students will start school after a powerful derecho-tornado...

Lori Alhadeff, mother of Alyssa Alhadeff, who died in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, speaks Friday at Richton Square Elementary School, Richton Park. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

School safety advocates, legislators celebrate signing of Alyssa’s Law at Richton Park school

By Evy Lewis

August 14, 2026 at 1:54 p.m.

Sen. Michael Hastings celebrates the signing of Alyssa's Law to encourage Illinois schools to implement...

Victor Henderson, a trial attorney running for Chicago Public Schools board president, on Aug. 12, 2026, in the Loop. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Who will be the next Chicago school board president? Meet candidate Victor Henderson.

By Kate Armanini

August 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Victor Henderson, a civil litigation attorney is one of five candidates running for president of...

Chicago Public Schools acting Chief Financial Officer Wally Stock, center, answers questions about the budget during the Board of Education meeting at CPS headquarters on July 30, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago school board puts two revenue questions on the November ballot

By Kate Armanini

August 13, 2026 at 9:20 p.m.

The Chicago school board voted to add two nonbinding questions to the November ballot on...

Gary schools feed students during power outage

By Carole Carlson

August 13, 2026 at 4:15 p.m.

A steady stream of cars, filled with kids who normally would be in a Gary...