Stories about education
La Salle County Clerk Jennifer Ebner will unravel the mysteries of the voting process during a presentation at Illinois Valley Community College on Monday, Sept. 23.
The Oregon Police Department was informed Wednesday of an alleged threat of violence made against Oregon High School, reportedly planned for Friday, Sept. 20, Oregon Police Chief Matt Kalnins said.
Update: A Sycamore middle school student has been charged with making a terrorist threat after police said the teenager threatened a school shooting in a Snapchat post Wednesday. Authorities said there was "no evidence that a violent act was imminent," however.
To combat an ongoing teacher shortage, Illinois has passed a bill which will allow for greater flexibility in when teaching candidates can take subject area certification exams.
The Romeoville High School Marching Spartans will host the seventh annual Spartan Classic, featuring marching bands from throughout the Chicago suburbs, on Saturday, Sept. 21.
Crystal Lake District 47 teachers have formally declared an impasse in contract talks, meaning they could go on strike in weeks. They've been bargaining for a new contract for nearly a year.
An Olympic champion, two coaches, five athletes and three state title teams were among the inaugural inductees of the Oregon School District’s athletic hall of fame.
Illinois Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Department will offer a bus trip Wednesday, Oct. 2, to Horicon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin.
A woman claims in a lawsuit that Joliet Public Schools District 86 officials failed to protect her son from bullying and racial harassment while he was attending M.J. Cunningham Elementary School.
Five local McDonald’s restaurants in Dixon, Oregon, Rock Falls, Morrison and Sterling will participate in a fundraiser Wednesday, Sept. 18, supporting The Penguin Project of Sauk Valley.
Seek to throw out censure vote taken against Maureen Broderick in February
The Forest Preserve District of Will County will host “Indige-Facts” an exhibit examining Native Americans contributions to society at Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville.
Joliet Township High School District 204 sent a notice to families and refreshed students on safety protocols Monday following two days of non-credible social media threats to its schools.
Plainfield police say there is "no credible evidence to support" the threat made regarding Plainfield Central but there will be extra security at the campus Tuesday morning.
Illinois Valley Community College in partnership with the University of Illinois Extension hosted Sept. 6 its annual Fall Field Day.
The source of a social media threat that was circulated Sunday stating students will be bringing weapons into both Joliet high schools has been identified and deemed not credible, according to a statement by Joliet Township High School District 204.
Illinois Valley Community College’s costume and vintage clothing sale has been extended for one day, Saturday, Sept. 21.
Hosted by University of Illinois Extension, Ag Awareness Days ‘24 took 338 youths on a fast-paced, interactive, guided tour of science, engineering and technology that drive today’s farm operations.
Constellation Nuclear announced the creation of the Chris Crane High School to Work program at the Joliet Junior College main campus.
Due to a threat that is circulating about students bringing weapons to several schools in Joliet this week all Joliet District 86 schools will go to e-learning
Joliet Catholic Academy’s Kazma Family Scholarship recipients from the class of 2028 are announced.
La Salle-Peru High School will celebrate its homecoming activities the week of Monday, Sept. 23.
Freshmen fall enrollment declined for a second year in a row at Northern Illinois University, though officials this week blamed delays in student federal aid processes and instead touted increased transfer numbers. Overall enrollment also remained steady, data shows.
Joliet Junior College and an exploratory committee made up of Grundy area officials have been working since last year on an expansion into Morris that would bring a new building, though a location has not yet been determined.
Several Dixon Police Department marked squad vehicles and officers will be at Madison Elementary, Reagan Middle School and Dixon High School in response to potentially threatening Snapchat messages that surfaced last week, according to a police department Facebook post.
School District 202 has new entrepreneurship classrooms at all four Plainfield high schools. Students will spend the 2024-25 school year building a product.
Illinois Valley Community College will work with Illinois Valley Public Action to Deliver Shelter’s resale store to supply clothing for students in need.
Streator High School said Friday there was a possible threat against some students from an outside source, not from a student attending the school.
A Spring Valley native and Chicago-area public relations veteran will direct Illinois Valley Community College’s rebranded Marketing and Communications Department.
The Joliet Junior College City Center campus will reopen Monday after extensive roof and HVAC repairs were done in response to damage from storms on July 14.
Alainie Wittenauer's hope for the future is to become a teacher and be the teacher that makes an influence on kids' lives.
Both districts’ growing attention to ag offerings has been spurred by two things, teachers say: the hands-on nature of ag programs and the lessons students can directly apply to their own lives.
Plainfield South High School will host its seventh annual marching band invitational on Saturday at the school. Marching bands from the Chicago area will be competing.
Joliet Public Schools District 86 broke ground Thursday on construction projects to build new buildings to replace Gompers and Hufford junior high schools, both schools that were built in the 1950s.
Oswego School District 308 will hold a public hearing later this month as it looks to modify the district’s e-learning plan.
Officials from Joliet Public Schools District 86 will break ground on the new Hufford and Gompers Junior High School buildings on Thursday.
Central Elementary School in Plainfield is one of three schools in Illinois recognized as a Promising Practices Professional Learning Community by Work Solution Tree.
Geneva District 304 has seen its student population shrink from 5,732 students in the 2017-18 school year to the current year's enrollment of 5,044, a decrease of 688 students – but also look at a proposed development which could bring in 500-700 students.
A 3-year-old Sycamore preschooler was returned to his mother by a DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy after he wandered out of his classroom during school hours recently, authorities confirmed. The mom says she wants better district-to-parent communication. Here's what we know
Leadership at Huntley Middle School in DeKalb recently was alerted to a potential shooting threat planned for Wednesday, though authorities said Tuesday the threat was deemed not credible.
The La Salle County Retired Teachers Association will host its fall general meeting 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 23, at The Lighted Way, 1446 Chartres St., La Salle.
Polo High School’s Student Council organized the 2024 Doggy Dash, where participants received treats and swag, or more appropriately “wag” bags, from Pet Supplies Plus of Dixon.
Installing a new playground has been a long planning process and wait, and a huge team effort over the summer, but Centennial Elementary students and staff in Streator were able to take advantage of the weather for the unveiling and ribbon cutting of the new school playground las
The annual La Salle-Peru Township High School Foundation Family Dinner will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the Right Spice, 2102 Fourth St. in Peru.
Joliet Public Schools District 86 recognized those employees who have served from 5 to 35 years
Students from Newman Deanery schools will collect food donations from area schools on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Donations will supply local food pantries, such as the Dixon Community Food Pantry, Sauk Valley Food Bank and others.
200-foot turbine was inoperable and brought down Wednesday, Sept. 4.
The Illinois Valley Community College Foundation held its 28th annual Scholarship Recognition Ceremony to honor over 260 scholarship recipients.
Joliet Township High School District recognized 25 faculty members for achieving tenure status at the Aug. 20 school board meeting.
In the Business Structure Basics Webinar, led by staff from Farm Commons in partnership with the University of Illinois Extension, producers will learn how to apply straightforward decision-making factors to their situations.