Meet Chicago’s new school board members
The new hybrid board was sworn in on Jan. 15. It includes 10 members elected on Nov. 5, along with 10 members and the ...
District U-46 to add 20 minutes to the class day for elementary school students
Elgin-based District U-46 will be extending its elementary school day by 20 minutes starting in the 2025-26 school year, ...
A Chicago elementary school turned away agents they feared were from ICE. They turned out to be from the Secret Service
Fearing federal agents asking to search a Chicago elementary school Friday morning were from Immigration and Customs ...
Chicago officials walk back claim repeated by gov that ICE raided school, reveal what really happened
Chicago officials admitted they confused Secret Service agents who showed up at an elementary school to investigate a threat ...
Homan demands apology from Illinois governor over 'lie' that ICE targeted Chicago school: 'Sowing fear'
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker face criticism for falsely claiming ICE agents ...
Are Chicago schools closed today? List of schools that are closed, on e-learning due to cold
The move to e-learning for some schools in the Chicago area comes after more than 100 schools across the city and the suburbs ...
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What you need to know about whether Chicago Teachers Union will strike in April
The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools entered the “fact finding” phase of negotiations in January 2025. Here’s what that means, whether Chicago students might be out of class, when and ...
Chicago-area school closings: Growing list of schools closed ahead of bitter cold
More than a dozen Chicago-area schools have already announced closures or switches to e-learning for Tuesday as a cold ...
Reported ICE visit to Chicago school was actually Secret Service, officials say
Chicago Public Schools prevented federal officers from from going into an elementary school on Chicago’s Southwest Side ...
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Spending during Chicago’s first school board campaign season exceeded $13 million
The Chicago Teachers Union was the biggest spender in Chicago’s first school board elections, which pitted the union against ...
Illinois Boys High School Basketball Poll
Others receiving votes: 11, Lexington 22. 12, Yorkville Christian 13. 13, Casey-Westfield 12. 14, Dieterich 8. 15, Peoria Christian 4. 16, Bluford Webber 3. 17, Edinburg 3. 18, South Beloit 3. 19, ...