The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point honored more than 2,500 undergraduate students for attaining high grade-point averages during the spring semester of the 2025-2026 academic year.

Ogle County students were recently named to the spring 2026 dean's list at Monmouth College.

Sauk Valley Community College will host an American Red Cross blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, June 29, in West Mall.

Milwaukee School of Engineering recently congratulated students named to the spring semester 2026 dean’s list.

By making connections within the community, Winifred Knox Memorial Library Director Amy Runkle says she has discovered a network of talent and skills that residents want to pass along to others through classes at the library.

A McHenry Community High School social science teacher was among those recently honored during the 2026 Those Who Excel and Teacher of the Year Awards in Normal.

Ozziel Lara of Joliet Central and Grace Orth of Joliet West competed among more than 6,500 state champions from across the country.

Illinois Valley Community College’s Assessment Center has evolved beyond a campus testing site for placement exams. Last year, one-third of the 3,262 people who tested there came from the workforce seeking career-defining licenses and certifications.

This past spring, Ogle County students graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee.

Sergio Garcia Castro of Sterling graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of science degree.

The Leaf River Soaring Eagles 4-H Club took a trip to the Discovery Center in Rockford on May 23.

Two Ogle County students have been named to the dean’s list at Marquette University in Milwaukee.

South Dakota State University announces Dale Johnson of Sterling has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2026 semester.

From Capitol News Illinois: The Illinois State Board of Education formally adopted a plan Wednesday aimed at improving math instruction and boosting student math scores throughout the state.

Rock Falls Rotary celebrated each designated Rotary Student of the Month of the 2025-2026 school year.

Each of the Joliet District 86 winners received a trophy as well as a $1,000 scholarship which they can use for college or trade school after graduating from high school.

Liberty Intermediate School hosted 145 local K-6 students this week for Camp Invention, the summer science enrichment program that is now in its 16th year in Bourbonnais.

More than 3,500 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater earned a spot on the dean’s list for the spring 2026 semester.

The University of St. Francis announced the appointment of Dr. Elizabeth McDermott as its next provost and vice president for Academic Affairs.

The 43rd Annual St. Bede Auction, The Lane to Tomorrow, held on Saturday, June 6, was one of the most successful auctions in school history, ranking among the top four auctions held during the event’s 43-year history.

To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.50 or better during the semester, based on 4.0 for straight As.

The steeple on the historic Motherhouse building at the University of St. Francis in Joliet was knocked down on Wesdnesday.

Here's a list of area students who graduated from Cedarville University in spring 2026.

The Rochelle Elementary School District Board of Education heard an update June 10 on its current Tilton Elementary School addition project.

The Mt. Morris Community Library Foundation is giving away books to kids and raising funds for their free book program at two events in July.

Algonquin-based School District 300 may possibly have a referendum question on the November election ballot asking citizens to consider additional funding to update its facilities.

Due to weather conditions, the Joliet District 86 Board of School Inspectors meeting scheduled for Wednesday is canceled.

Maureen Harris retired May 27 after working 30 years in the cafeterias of Amboy’s schools, starting at Central School, then moving to the combined Amboy Junior High School and Amboy High School building.

The Kankakee School Board on Monday voted to table the hire of an interim athletic director to fill the shoes of District 111’s outgoing director Ronnie Wilcox.

Sauk Valley Community College’s Board of Trustees chairman has been honored for his leadership, service and commitment to advancing the mission of Illinois community colleges.

Six students from St. Charles middle schools were presented "The American Legion School Award" for demonstrating patriotism and leadership in the community.

The Amboy Education Foundation awarded $67,500 in scholarships to students in Amboy schools for the 2025-26 school year.

District 308 officials say the increase is necessary to maintain financial stability of the food service program and offset continuing increases of food, labor and operating costs

Loras College undergraduate students were recently recognized for academic achievement during the recent semester.

Illinois Valley Community College will host an Express Registration for new students from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at the college’s Ottawa Center, 321 W. Main St., Ottawa.

Grand Ridge Grade School announced its honor and high honor rolls for the fourth quarter of the 2025-26 school year.

The Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors said Delia Ulloa-Jimenez is stepping down this month.

A local educator has been appointed to serve on the city’s Fire and Police Commission by the Yorkville mayor. Multiple members were also reappointed to the city's Library Board and the Park Board.

Cade Andrae from Davis Junction was named to the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Honors List for the 2026 spring semester.

More than 2,300 students – including 21 from the area – received their bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from Northern Illinois University in May.

The University of Dubuque recognized and celebrated the academic accomplishments of undergraduate, graduate and seminary students with two commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 2.

Illinois Valley Community College will begin its summer schedule in mid-June.

An outside consultant has identified more than $25 million in life safety improvement projects across seven buildings in Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201.

Dailey Damhoff of Morrison has made the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater dean’s list for the 2026 spring semester.

The candidates for graduation included Cody Buskohl of Polo, cum laude, who majored in quantitative finance.

Here is the list of Wilco award winners from Plainfield School District 202 for the 2025-26 school year.

Illinois Wesleyan University’s dean’s list for the spring semester of the 2025-26 academic year consisted of 883 students from 29 states and 18 countries.

Xiwen Chen, who just completed fifth grade at Prairie Point Elementary School in Oswego, partnered with his father to showcase his passion for animals in a unique way this past school year.

The King’s Daughter’s main focus is to support Silver Cross Hospital’s acute dialysis program.

Zoe Zinke of Stillman Valley was recently named to the dean’s list at Missouri State University.