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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...

New security positions are being added at all Indian Prairie District 204 high schools, including Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora. (Molly Morrow/The Beacon-News)

Indian Prairie District 204 to add security positions at all its high schools

By Molly Morrow

August 13, 2026 at 10:37 a.m.

The new positions are intended to monitor entries and exits after dismissal at the schools,...

Chicago school board members Ellen Rosenfeld, left, and Jessica Biggs, chat before a discussion about the elected school board during a City Club event on June 30, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

SEIU puts $1.1 million into school board race effort as feud with CTU escalates

By Kate Armanini

August 12, 2026 at 8:35 p.m.

SEIU Illinois State Council contributed $1.1 million to Chicago’s school board race as its rift...

Jaden Lee, right, and Willie Collins remove a cut portion of tree while working at Southeastern and White Oak in Hammond, Indiana on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The pair were working for the Hammond Parks and Recreation to clear downed trees following Monday’s storm. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

NWI communities start process of digging out of widespread storm damage

By Doug Ross

August 12, 2026 at 6:38 p.m.

With most of Northwest Indiana without power after Tuesday's severe storms, residents and public works...

Second grader A’mei Bledsoe, 7, reads The Cat in the Hat during the 2nd Annual Mother’s Day Book Give Away hosted by the School House Children Charity at Glen Park Academy in Gary on Friday, May 10, 2024. Reading scores are up across the region. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

IREAD scores move up in many districts across Northwest Indiana

By Carole Carlson

August 12, 2026 at 4:25 p.m.

IREAD scores rose statewide and in many Northwest Indiana districts, according to results released Tuesday.

Terri Bresnahan, Oak Park School District 97's new superintendent, stands outside of the district's administration building on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

New Oak Park Elementary School District 97 superintendent ready for the first day of school

By Cam'ron Hardy

August 17, 2026 at 3:17 p.m.

Terri Bresnahan, Oak Park Elementary School District 97's new superintendent, is ready to bring decades...

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

CPS looks to reverse layoffs, but says $100 million won’t be enough

By Kate Armanini

August 12, 2026 at 5:08 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools leaders are moving to reverse layoffs — as directed by school board...

Angel Velez, center, vice president of the Chicago Board of Education, expresses concern about legislation in Springfield on May 13, 2026, in Chicago. Velez, representing District 9A on the South Side, and Cydney Wallace, representing District 8A on the South Side, were among the candidates removed from the school board ballot last month. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

After weeks of challenges, Chicago school board ballot is nearly set

By Kate Armanini

August 11, 2026 at 4:47 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners voted to kick off a final school board hopeful...

Former Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton arrives at Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Oct. 23, 2025, to be arraigned on federal charges of fraud stemming from the time Horton was in charge of the school district. Horton was indicted in a separate case in Georgia in August 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Former Evanston D65 Supt. Devon Horton indicted in Georgia; will also face Illinois trial

By Claire Murphy

October 5, 2026 at 6:43 p.m.

Horton was already embattled over federal charges in Illinois re: an alleged kickback scheme at...

The opening of the new Foster Elementary School in Evanston-Skokie School District 65,, located at 1600 Simpson St., Evanston, was celebrated Aug. 7, 2026. It will function as a neighborhood school for Evanston's historically African-American Fifth Ward. (Andis Robeznieks/for Pioneer Press)

New Foster School opens in Evanston’s historic African-American Fifth Ward : ‘Joyful day’

By Andis Robeznieks

August 11, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

The neighborhood school for Evanston's historically African-American Fifth Ward, Foster opened decades after old building...

Officers investigate the scene where two people were fatally shot at Mark Twain Elementary School on Aug. 10, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Two fatally shot at Mark Twain Elementary School: police

By Caroline Kubzansky

August 10, 2026 at 7:11 p.m.

A pair of custodians were fatally shot at Mark Twain Elementary School on the city's...