Ikram Mohamed

Ikram is a former intern who covered education for the Tribune.

Mamayan Jabateh, a University of Chicago senior who has been banned from campus following a December arrest in connection to a pro-Palestinian protest on campus in October. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

A year after encampments swept Chicago-area universities, 3 pro-Palestinian protesters speak out

June 20, 2025 at 5:37 p.m.

Chicago student activists, who over a year ago erected encampments in support of Palestinians, speak out as the movement becomes a flashpoint in the national debate over free speech.

A bicyclist passes by the arch on the Northwestern University campus on March 31, 2025, in Evanston. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Northwestern announces cost-cutting measures amid growing financial pressures

June 11, 2025 at 10:16 a.m.

Northwestern University announced several cost-cutting measures, including a hiring freeze and budget cuts, due to rising costs and uncertainty at the federal level.

Students in the hallway at Alain Locke Charter School on Jan. 23, 2014. Alain Locke was among the 16 charter school contracts that the Chicago Board of Education voted to renew Thursday. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago school board votes to renew charter school contracts following monthslong delay

May 30, 2025 at 1:44 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Education voted Thursday to renew the contracts of 16 charter schools set to expire at the end of June.

Man fatally shot in roadside altercation in Humboldt Park

May 24, 2025 at 7:53 a.m.

A verbal dispute between two drivers turned deadly early Saturday morning, when a 35-year-old man was shot multiple times in Humboldt Park. The victim was seated in his vehicle and...

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates speaks in support of Firefighters Local 2 union members at a rally for their contract on April 16, 2025, outside City Hall. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

CTU President Stacy Davis Gates secures second term

May 19, 2025 at 3:22 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union reelected President Stacy Davis Gates and her team for another term Friday, extending the Caucus of Rank-and-file Educators’ 15 years of leading the organization.

Skid marks leading up to Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Palos Park on May 17, 2025, after a driver of a pickup truck, a 29-year-old man, crashed into a room of the church on Friday where preschool students were inside. Three children, a church staff member, two police officers and the driver were taken to the hospital. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)

2 children, 1 police officer remain hospitalized day after driver ran pickup truck into Palos Park church Friday

May 17, 2025 at 6:03 p.m.

Three children were being treated at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn Friday after the driver of a pickup truck crashed into a church in Palos Park early Friday evening, police...

Teen boy and three others injured in West Side drive-by shooting

May 17, 2025 at 9:06 a.m.

The victims were standing outside on the 600 block of South Homan Avenue when a dark color SUV approached at about 9:05 p.m. and someone inside the vehicle opened fire,...

People walk by the school arch on the Northwestern University campus on March 31, 2025, in Evanston. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Northwestern launches mental health research institute fueled by $25M donation

May 16, 2025 at 4:45 p.m.

Northwestern University is launching a new research institute to study young adults' mental health, made possible by a $25 million donation from an anonymous donor.

DePaul University President Robert Manuel waits for the start of a hearing before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 7, 2025 in Washington. The committee held a hearing on "Beyond The Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses." (Alex Wong/Getty)

DePaul president apologizes for antisemitism on campus at congressional hearing

May 7, 2025 at 5:57 p.m.

DePaul University President apologizes to congressional committee for antisemitism on campus during last year's protests and says what happened was a "hate crime."

City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Juan Salgado, from left, University of Illinois Chicago Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda and Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez joke around while posing for a photo during an event launching Chicago Roadmap 2.0, a higher education partnership, on April 22, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

CPS, City Colleges and UIC announce expansion of transfer student partnership, unveiling ‘Chicago Roadmap 2.0’

April 22, 2025 at 5:54 p.m.

The new program will include admission for transfer students between City Colleges and UIC, seamless credit transfer, academic support and enhanced student resources, officials said Tuesday.

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