Schools

14+ hour, 47+ min ago   (270+ words) Updated on: August 14, 2025 / 10:25 AM CDT / CBS Chicago Classes begin for Naperville District 203 on Thursday, but students are kicking off their school year, with a possible teachers' strike looming. The union voted to authorize a strike, but said no walkout has…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (316+ words) October 8, 2026 / 5:47 AM CDT / CBS Chicago Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is supporting an embattled candidate for school board president despite allegations of sexual harassment against the candidate. A former student claims Hilario Dominguez, a former political coordinator of the Chicago Teachers…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (128+ words) Want to vote in Chicago’s school board elections? Find your district and the candidates campaigning to be its next representative with the Tribune’s lookup tool. In November, Chicago voters will head to the polls to elect all 21 members of the…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (823+ words) Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois is marking its 90th anniversary after serving nearly 30,000 people during 2025 and expanding its education and workforce programs across the region. The nonprofit is celebrating nine decades of service, according to a community announcement. The organization traces…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (393+ words) October 6, 2026 / 9:59 PM CDT / CBS Chicago For the first time in history, Chicagoans will vote for school board president — a position the mayor has appointed for more than 30 years. Those vying for the job tried to win voters at a forum…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (128+ words) Chicago voters will determine who’s on the first fully elected Chicago Board of Education. Early voting has begun in Chicago, with the city choosing its first fully elected school board. Here is where you can find which candidates are endorsed…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (827+ words) BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) -- Illinois Wesleyan University has launched its most ambitious fundraising campaign in 17 years. The Capital Campaign is looking to raise $200 million. Compared to its last campaign in 2009, this one is aiming to raise $75 million more. "We just recently launched…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (154+ words) The aim is not to persuade participants to agree with one another. It is to create a space in which Chicagoans can engage seriously with difficult questions, encounter perspectives different from their own, and develop the skills and relationships needed…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (219+ words) URBANA, Ill. – University of Illinois Extension celebrated the launch of a new Center focused on food, nutrition, and health at an event that brought partners together from across campus and Illinois. The Center for Food Systems, Nutrition Security, and Health Integration…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (105+ words) Western Illinois University will host state officials, researchers, community advocates and local stakeholders at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, for a discussion of the newly released report, Latine Homelessness in Illinois: Structural Drivers of Inequality in the Multicultural Center. WIU to Host Discussion…...