47+ min ago   (449+ words) A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated and expanded Kimball Middle School in Elgin was held Wednesday, with the highlight for many being the building’s new “cafetorium.” The room includes a stage, a kitchen with a nook area where food…...

19+ hour, 42+ min ago   (498+ words) As students arrive back to classes at Evergreen Park Community High School they’ll find a new large artwork that combines the beauty of art and science in one space. Some fellow students used their summer break to work on the…...

12+ hour, 48+ min ago   (398+ words) Brilló también el argentino Thiago Tirante, quien había vencido a Novak Djokovic en la segunda ronda. Tirante se convirtió en el primer argentino en llegar a cuartos en Cincinnati desde Juan Martín del Potro en 2018, con un triunfo por 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 sobre…...

22+ hour, 32+ min ago   (297+ words) A massive rate increase in 2027 with additional hikes every two years sailed through the Illinois tollway board of directors today. The initial proposal raises I-PASS passenger vehicle tolls from an average of 7 cents to 11 cents a mile, or 57%, and truckers…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (254+ words) Northside College Preparatory High School is once again one of the best high schools in the country, and this year, it is the top school in the state. The Chicago Public Schools district selective enrollment school in the city’s North…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (759+ words) Not quite 20 years ago the former Big Woods School, scheduled to be razed by a developer, was spared from the wrecking ball after it got the interest of historic preservationists. Yet saving this old red brick building on Eola Road…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (638+ words) To be successful in politics, you need to attract allies and build coalitions. That’s basic stuff. The Chicago Teachers Union long ago refashioned itself as a political power player and at its peak in 2023 managed to get one of its…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1359+ words) The Chicago Board of Education passed a $9.96 billion budget on July 30, which included a last-minute amendment that anticipates $150 million in state funding. This amendment prevented the district from implementing layoffs, department cuts and a spending freeze. Now that this controversial…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (389+ words) The day independent autopsy results were shared for Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old Black student whose death off the coast of Mississippi days after a Fourth of July holiday boat trip captured national attention, 32 young learners at the Chicago History Museum…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (587+ words) The Chicago Teachers Union is suing the Illinois Policy Institute and the Liberty Justice Center, alleging in a defamation complaint that the nonprofits have waged a “deliberate, coordinated and ongoing smear campaign” through social media posts and articles aimed at…...