Old oil exec lounge now Calumet College showcase with focus on industrial legacy
The public got its first glimpse of the former Standard Oil art deco executive lounge...
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‘Something just for us’: Former ASPIRA seniors celebrate prom with past classmates after school closures
Students who formerly attended the ASPIRA charter high schools came together to celebrate prom on...
Oak Lawn educator marshals ‘full community effort’ to bring libraries to Zimbabwe schools
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School librarian Heather McCarthy is helping bring books and libraries to an...
Video, texting and noises among south suburban concerns on school cellphone ban
Students, teachers and parents in Bremen District 228 and Orland District 230 share support and...
Clarendon Hills head school custodian retiring after 29 years on the job
Gabriel Angel has been a fixture at Prospect School in Clarendon Hills since starting work...
In unusual move, Chicago school board reinstates teacher accused of pushing student
The move reflects emerging divides on the 21-member governing board and led to increased scrutiny...
‘He was just walking to school’: Friends, family mourn shooting death of honor roll student
Dozens of high schoolers, neighbors and friends gathered outside Tilden High School in Back of...
‘Forever in our hearts’: River Forest seniors create memorial garden for lost classmates
The River Forest High Class of 2026 was to claim their diplomas Thursday in a...
More than half of Chicago school board candidates face ballot challenges
More than half of the 51 prospective candidates for Chicago’s first fully elected school board...
Trump officials went after dozens of colleges. Now they’re rewriting the rules for all of academia.
A year ago, the White House was unleashing a blitz on higher education. At one...