2+ hour, 45+ min ago  (1119+ words) Parents and council members gathered in a nearly empty high school cafeteria this week, reconvening for the first time since a college professor's remarks about Black students disrupted a New York City school meeting and shook the community. Roughly two…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (304+ words) Chloe's Closet helps students get dresses for prom, but it's now doubling as a food pantry for those in need, as Regina Waldroup reports. What started as a small closet filled with free prom dresses for students has transformed into…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (216+ words) During his "State of the State" address to the Illinois General Assembly, Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed the idea of banning students from having cell phones during school hours. Senate Bill 2427 would require schools to adopt policies to limit the use of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (401+ words) Attorney General Pam Bondi clashed with Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) after she was asked to apologize to Jeffrey Epstein survivors during a House Oversight hearing. Black led the company in 2019, when funds managed by Apollo bought Lifetouch's parent company, Shutterfly....

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (408+ words) Northwestern University students who paid tuition during the spring, summer and/or fall 2020 quarters may be eligible for part of a $4 million class-action settlement. The lawsuit accused Northwestern of breach of contract and unjust enrichment claims related to switching in-person…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (219+ words) Parents, parishioners fight to keep suburban Catholic school open'NBC 5 Chicago Your Privacy Choices: Opt-out of sale or sharing of personal information and opt out of targeted ads - For cookies and devices identifiers: switch the "Allow Sale/Share/Targeted Ads" toggle…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (376+ words) An elementary school teacher in suburban West Chicago has resigned after being placed on leave for allegedly sharing a social media post apparently supporting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The West Chicago Elementary School District 33 board announced Thursday during a school…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (311+ words) Cobb Gate, University of Chicago The University of Chicago is among the world's top universities, according to a new report from Time Magazine, ranking above Ivy League schools like Harvard, Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania, with five other Illinois…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (457+ words) A man used a fake name to get a private tutoring job in the south suburbs, then engaged in sexual contact with a child, police say. He also worked at multiple Catholic schools in the Chicago area, according to the…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (191+ words) All District 123 schools in suburban Oak Lawn will be closed Friday due to a "serious safety issue," Supt. Paul J. Enderle said in a message to families Friday morning. Enderle described the action as an "emergency closing day" with no e-Learning…...