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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...

Students work on problems during an ACT prep class at Neuqua Valley High School on July 21, 2015. (Abel Uribe/baiduhai)

Illinois school report cards 2026: Search ACT results for Grade 11 in Chicago and the suburbs

By Kori Rumore

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

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness on the Illinois Report Card also includes data from the...

FILE – Susan Saint James attends the SNL50: The Anniversary Special in New York on Feb. 16, 2025. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Susan Saint James, Emmy-winning actor of ‘McMillan & Wife’ and ‘Kate & Allie,’ dies at 80

By Beth Harris

October 27, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Susan Saint James, who co-starred with Rock Hudson in the 1970s TV crime series “McMillan...

A wide-eyed orange kitten reaches toward the camera with his paw.

Stray cat at O’Hare rescued by Minnesota man: ‘He was purring like a motor and immediately captured my heart’

By Molly Guthrey

October 27, 2026 at 9:18 a.m.

The Cat Distribution System apparently has agents everywhere. Even airports.

Chicago firefighters inspect the rear of the building after battling an early morning fire in a multi-story building in the 5500 block of West Adams Street, Oct. 27, 2026. No injuries were reported. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

7 displaced in fire in South Austin neighborhood

By Deanese Williams-Harris

October 27, 2026 at 8:31 a.m.

Chicago Fire Department officials said at least seven people were displaced following a multi-unit building...

Daywatch: DePaul University College of Law renamed

By baiduhai

October 27, 2026 at 6:47 a.m.

Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your...

FILE – A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Documents support claim ICE has detained a mentally ill US citizen since January, AP investigation shows

By Ryan J. Foley

October 27, 2026 at 8:32 a.m.

For nearly a year, immigration authorities have detained and sought to deport a mentally ill...

A truck drives past a fuel price board for gasoline and diesel at a gas station on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

How President Donald Trump’s ‘little detour’ to Iran became a roadblock in the midterm elections

By Thomas Beaumont

October 27, 2026 at 8:27 a.m.

Republican strategists privately acknowledge that the Iran war is severely damaging the party’s push to...

A pedestrian passes a campaign billboard featuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and his main rival, opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot, with a message in Hebrew that reads “The race is tight,” Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Voters rebuke Netanyahu but exit polls suggest no clear winner in Israel’s election

By Tia Goldenberg

October 27, 2026 at 7:52 p.m.

Israelis are voting in a pivotal election Tuesday as their country wrestles with unresolved wars,...

Lily Robledo, 3, of Elgin plays with a puzzle at Wash Smart Laundry in Elgin on Oct. 21, 2026. The laundromat is one of several Elgin-area sites with "engagement stations" to help children learn. (Rick West/Daily Herald)

Wash and learn: ‘The Basics’ program brings fundamentals to parents and kids at Elgin laundromats

By Rick West

October 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

As dryers tumbled and washers churned in the background last Wednesday, children at the Wash...

Republican candidate for lieutenant governor Aaron Del Mar, left, on March 18, 2026, and Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Christian Mitchell, right, on Oct. 14, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans and Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Illinois lieutenant governor race: Christian Mitchell, Aaron Del Mar vie for a No. 2 job with big stakes

By Jeremy Gorner

October 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Democrat Christian Mitchell could become governor if Pritzker wins the White House, while Republican Aaron...

A person walks down Lawrence Avenue in the early morning on Oct. 13, 2026. Permanent daylight savings would make winter mornings extremely dark for many people. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Clocks fall back this weekend, reigniting debate over daylight saving time: ‘You never fully catch up’

By Lila Hempel-Edgers

October 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

For a Chicago drive-in operator, the end of daylight saving time means more movies, but...