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Illinois’ high school graduation rate has hit a 15-year high, as students continue to show academic growth post-pandemic, state officials announced today with the release of the 2025 Illinois Report Card. The annual Illinois State Board of Education report offers a comprehensive analysis of academic, demographic and financial data for every school and district in the state.
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Immigration judge releases Chicago dad whose 16-year-old daughter is fighting cancer
Ruben Torres Maldonado is coming home to his wife, sick daughter and four-year old son. An immigration judge granted the 40-year-old Portage Park man detained by federal immigration agents bond this morning, nearly two weeks after he was arrested. Read more here.
More top news stories:
- JB Pritzker directs $20 million to Illinois food banks as SNAP benefits set to freeze Saturday amid shutdown
- Judge ‘surprised’ by request to cancel briefings with Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino
- City Council majority tells Mayor Brandon Johnson: ‘Exclude this jobs tax’
Kenilworth mansion on Lake Michigan sells for $14.5M, highest sale price ever for that northern suburb
A historic, six-bedroom mansion on Lake Michigan in Kenilworth sold yesterday for $14.5 million — the highest sale price ever for that north suburban village and the second-highest-priced residential sale price in the Chicago area this year. Read more here.
More top business stories:
- Average long-term US mortgage rate dips to 6.17%, its lowest level in more than a year
- Tribune Tower 3-bedroom home with library: $3.8M
What we learned from the Chicago Bears, including the Ja’Marr Chase-Joe Flacco connection looming large
The injury-depleted Bears secondary will have its hands full with Ja’Marr Chase, who’s second in the NFL in receiving yards with 720, and Tee Higgins. Read more here.
More top sports stories:
- Column: Fans give Zach LaVine a warm reception in his return — but Chicago Bulls win to improve to 4-0
- Michael Jordan criticizes load management for today’s NBA players: ‘It shouldn’t be needed’
Morgan Wallen’s ‘Still the Problem Tour’ will bring him to Chicago
His “Still the Problem Tour 2026” will play Soldier Field June 19-20, 2026, both nights with different lineups of opening artists. Read more here.
More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories:
- Review: ‘Anniversary’ is a character study of creeping fascism
- Review: Animated ‘Stitch Head’ is a charming spookfest for kids
Patients go without needed treatment after the government shutdown disrupts a telehealth program
Bill Swick has a rare degenerative brain disease that inhibits his mobility and speech. Instead of the hassle of traveling an hour to a clinic in downtown Chicago to visit a speech therapist, he has benefited from virtual appointments from the comfort of his home. But Swick, 53, hasn’t had access to those appointments for the last month. Read more here.
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