Gage Helfrich plans on being a student-athlete at a 4-year university and majoring in business and mathematics.

The Dixon Public School Board is looking into contracting with a solar vendor to potentially decrease its energy costs over the long term.

Bolingbrook High School celebrated the surprise recognition of Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Jaclyn Lennox with the Milken Educator Award at an assembly on Thursday.

The Northern Illinois University College of Education’s Licensed Educator Accelerated Pathway program is launching this fall.

A current Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School student was arrested by Bradley police for threatening that he was going to bring a weapon to school Thursday.

Kishwaukee College’s Tutoring Services department recently received certification of its online tutoring program through the Association of Colleges for Tutoring and Learning Assistance.

Oswego School District 308 not coordinating with federal representatives, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Coal City High School Theatre Department will present “The Play That Goes Wrong” starting 7 p.m. Thursday, with additional performances at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Coal City Performing Arts Center, 655 W. Division St.

Illinois Valley Community College is joining community colleges statewide in the second annual Feed the Need Campus Food Drive to fight food insecurity.

House Bill 4148 would require Illinois to participate in the federal tax credit school choice program established under the federal “One Big Beautiful Bill Act."

After this year’s record-breaking Yortktoberfest, organizer Jason Pesola said the Kiwanis Club of Yorkville might have to establish an extra grant because so much money was raised for scholarships.

After graduation, Hazel Pham plans to go to a four-year university to study biological sciences, then to medical school to become a physician.

Meredith Wolber, a student at American College of Education, was awarded a PEO Program for Continuing Education grant from the PEO Sisterhood. She was sponsored by PEO Chapter DW of Polo.

From Capitol News Illinois: A new report about education in Illinois suggests that overall, the state has made significant progress in key areas, from readying toddlers for kindergarten to helping young adults earn college degrees or industry certificates

The North Central Regional Betterment Coalition and collaborators will host its 11th annual Discover Manufacturing Career Expo on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Illinois Valley Community College and various regional manufacturing facilities.

Grace Althaus plans to attend college after high school to study radiologic technology.

Kankakee Community College’s radiography program has been awarded initial accreditation by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.

Teacher retention and recruitment has become a central priority of Yorkville School District 115.

A total of 138 students from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are members of the Warhawk Marching Band for the 2025-26 academic year. Caleb Weekley from Byron, who is studying music at UW-Whitewater, is part of the percussion section.

Minooka Community High School has named its Students of the Term for the first quarter of the 2025-26 school year.

Chianakas is the author of a series of popular young-adult novels: “Unveiling Aiden,” “Darkness Calls,” and “Rabbit in Red.”

The free concert will feature the sixth grade choir, the junior high choir, the high school choir, and the Madrigals.

Liberty Intermediate School was one of 28 schools across the state to be recognized for exemplary academic performance through the Illinois Governor’s Blue Ribbon Schools program.

Joliet Public Schools District 86 students announced its Students of the Month for September.

All workers except a small number of top officials are being fired at the office that implements the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a federal law that ensures millions of students with disabilities get support from their schools

The assembly will provide an opportunity for students and staff to recognize those who have served in the armed forces.

Illinois Valley Community College will explore the history of the Hegeler-Carus Mansion at noon on Tuesday, according to an IVCC news release.

When a child stopped breathing in her kindergarten class, teacher Karen Lanehart knew she had to act fast. On Oct. 8, Lanehart was honored with a Lifesaving Award by the American Red Cross.

Hailey Larsen of Ottawa was named the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation 21st Century Scholar at a ceremony Sept. 25 at Senica’s Oak Ridge.

Learn more about the 45-hour program at an open house at Quad Cities Aero, 3100 69th Ave., Moline, on the grounds of the Quad Cities International Airport.

Dist. 308 is offering a series of community meetings as it puts together a master facility plan for the district to address current and future facility needs. The meetings, which started in September, will continue this month.

Following the dinner, the Morrison-Fulton varsity football game will kick off at 7 p.m. at Morrison High School’s E.M. “Bud” Cole Field.

Lydia Anderson was recently named the September 2025 Student of the Month at Polo Community High School. She received a scholarship from the Polo Schools Foundation for her efforts. She is the daughter of Nate and Amy Anderson.

The Stan Borgman gym at Fulton High School was filled with pink Tuesday night, Oct. 7, 2025, as the Steamers volleyball team hosted Eastland in the annual “Volley for the Cure” matchup.

Currently, the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate have 66 members in the United States, with 25 in the Joliet area, and 14 in Brazil.

Plainfield East seniors Kyleah Edison and Rishi Shah are among the more than 16,000 National Merit Scholarship 2026 semifinalists

The Valley View School District 365U teachers union rejected a tentative contract deal this week and intends to return to the bargaining table.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday for the Herscher School District’s project to replace its aging facilities.

Larson Barnett has been accepted for enrollment for the 2025 summer trimester in the General Science, Bachelor of Science program at Palmer College of Chiropractic.

Employees at Sycamore Community School District 427 will soon see changes to their insurance options after a unanimous school board vote at a special meeting in late September.

B-PAC: Glenbard Bilingual Parent Advisory Council and the GPS Parent Series in Spanish will present “Preparing the Path for High School and College Success: The College Application Process” at 7 p.m. Oct. 16 via Zoom. 

The Coal City Theatre Department is celebrating spooky season with its Haunted Hallways fundraiser from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29.

Illinois Valley Community College’s fall theater season features an award-winning play, some wacky wordplay, and a new theater department director, the college said in a news release.

Lantern Pizza in Downers Grove will hold a series of fall fundraisers in partnership with Downers Grove schools

Ogden Avenue School in La Grange School District 102 has been ranked No. 36 on “Chicago Magazine’s” list of the Top 100 Elementary and Junior High Schools in Cook County.

With graduating college students nationwide struggling to find adequate employment, the keywords during ‘College Night’ at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove was “adaptability” and “accessibility.” More than 100 public and private colleges networked with students.

Palmer College of Chiropractic, the first and largest college in the chiropractic profession, has campuses in Davenport, Iowa, and Port Orange, Florida.

Introductory dance classes for swing and salsa return this fall through Illinois Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Department, according to an IVCC news release.

Meridian Community Unit School District #223 will move forward with state-mandated Health/Life Safety projects to improve existing facilities after a recent community-wide survey indicated a lack of support for a bond referendum at this time.

Area high school students are taking an opportunity to learn job skills for aviation through the Kankakee Area Career Center's program.