Illinois Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Rochford and St. Charles Mayor Clint Hull, a former judge, will give a talk about the court at the St. Charles Public Library Tuesday.

Samantha Nauman will attend Sauk Valley Community College to study nursing and possibly attend esthetics school to work in a med-spa.

Kankakee Community College’s agriculture and horticulture program is being recognized as an Innovator in Agriculture for the Daily Journal’s 2026 Progress Awards.

Naomi P. Chamberlain of Sterling is among 102 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students who will be recognized as Chancellor’s Scholars during the undergraduate commencement ceremonies May 9 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Students from more than 125 Illinois high schools participated in the Illinois High School Art Exhibition, which featured approximately 1,000 of the state’s top young artists.

Alexandra Setchell plans to attend the University of Iowa to study pre-medicine.

Equipped with zero budget and a book, two Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School leaders came together and launched a leadership program this year with the mission to teach their students what leadership truly looks like.

The Illinois Valley Community College Foundation recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with a dinner and auction Friday, March 27.

More than 450 high school students from 22 high schools across Kane, Kendall, DeKalb, and DuPage counties attended.

The event, themed “The Future is Bright,” brought together members of the USF community in Joliet.

From Capitol News Illinois: The Illinois State Board of Education is asking lawmakers this year for $200,000 to develop a new way of counting low-income students as participation in federal assistance programs declines.

Criminal justice program coordinator Jonathan Hubbell, Ph.D., of Normal received Illinois Valley Community College’s 2026 Stephen Charry Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence.

Illinois Valley Community College named Project Success counselor Aseret Loveland as the recipient of the Connie Dzierzynski Skerston Memorial Award for Support Staff Distinguished Service.

The Illinois High School Association journalism state finals was held at Heartland Community College on Saturday, April 25.

The Illinois Valley Community College board of trustees awarded honorary emeritus status to 11 retired professionals for outstanding service at its meeting Tuesday, April 21.

After graduation, Kevin Marquez will attend Bradley University, where he will study civil engineering and minor in construction.

With total costs coming in at nearly $86 million, about $16 million over budget, Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School officials are working with architects to reduce costs for the planned $70 million facility project.

Illinois Valley Community College will hold its 60th annual commencement ceremony at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16, in the college’s gymnasium, 815 N. Orlando Smith St., Oglesby.

This screening is part of a broader initiative led by SVVOR and ROE No. 47 to explore the potential development of a recovery high school in the Sauk Valley region, with a proposed location in Rock Falls.

Lucille Oetting plans to attend St. Louis University and continue her athletic and academic career in softball and physical therapy.

The Grundy Area Vocational Center and Morris Fire Protection District are teaming up to create a pathway for new firefighters directly from high school.

Grundy Area Vocational Center students and their families packed into the Coal City High School auditorium Wednesday for the announcement of the award winners for the 2025-26 school year.

Sauk Valley Community College has announced two promotions to fill the vice president of academics and vice president of student services positions.

Oregon Community Unit School District 220 and Meridian Community Unit School District 223 in Stillman Valley are among three dozen school systems in Illinois that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating over policies related to gender and sexuality.

Yorkville police said the campus is now open and functioning normally.

Center Cass School District 66 has responded to its inclusion the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating over policies related to gender and sexuality

DeKalb School District 428 is among 36 Illinois school districts under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice over policies related to gender identity and sexual orientation. A district spokesperson said the DOJ wrote a letter notifying the district of the probe.

The Grundy Area Vocational Center honored the students who received monthly awards throughout the 2025-26 school year.

Will County School District 92 is among three dozen school systems in Illinois that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating over policies related to gender and sexuality.

Property damage from the March 10 tornado and severe storms is currently estimated at $28.7 million for Kankakee School District 111.

Community High School District 155 Superintendent Neil Lesinski has been named the 2026 Superintendent of Distinction by the Kishwaukee Region of the Illinois Association of School Administrators.

Sauk Valley Community College’s board approved a new strategic plan Monday that positions the college as a regional workforce hub while doubling down on student-centered support and community engagement through 2030.

The Grundy Area Vocational Center announced during its awards ceremony in Coal City on Wednesday that nine students will be graduating from high school directly into their new careers.

Sauk Valley Community College announced its 2026 Outstanding Awards recipients Monday, recognizing faculty and staff who have demonstrated excellence, creativity, and commitment to the college’s mission.

The championship takes place through Saturday at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. Gear It Forward robotics teamis made up of students from Oswego and Oswego East high schools.

These Grundy Area Vocational Center students went the entire school year without missing a class.

Charlie Lindquist of Forreston High School was recently named a Whiteside Area Career Center March Student of the Month.

In the hopes of staying current with the evolving technology, Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 officials have outlined plans for a so-called artificial intelligence “playbook” that will be available to teachers in the upcoming school year.

Joliet Central's JROTC cadets learned about the training, discipline, and teamwork required by people in emergency response careers.

Students in the WACC's CEO program held their 2026 trade show Wednesday at the Northland Mall in Sterling. Students in the program were tasked to develop a business model and showcase their goods or services to the community. The show continues from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday.

The Sterling School District is on track to finish another year with a budget in the black.

Shaw Local Radio’s Day Jones interviews Derek Barichello, the director of the Streator Area CEO Program, and Julianna Chavez, Colin Cunningham, and Abigail Galvan, three students in the program

The jaws of life and a medevac helicopter emergency landing were demonstrated to Yorkville High School students to show – when it comes to drunk driving – just one bad decision can shatter an entire community. Students said they hope the demonstration “shocks” and inspires.

The walk will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday at Drauden Point Middle School, 1911 Drauden Road, Plainfield. The cost is $10 day of the event or $5 if you register by Friday.

Oswego School District 308 school board members voted to hire Ericka Garza as the next principal of Hunt Club Elementary School.

A program that helps incoming DeKalb District 428 kindergartners get comfortable with their classroom environment before school starts is expanding for the second year.

University of Illinois Extension leadership toured horticulture programs in Joliet and Bourbonnais, the final stop in a statewide visit to all 27 multi-county units.

An educator who has spent his career in Woodstock Community School District 200 has been named the new principal of Woodstock High School.

Eve Bentkowski will be attending Illinois Wesleyan University to complete degrees in biochemistry and theater design and technology.

From cake pops to candles, auto detailing to window washing, 31 students in the Whiteside Area Career Center’s CEO program will be showing and selling the fruits of their labor at the annual WACC CEO student trade show Wednesday and Thursday at Northland Mall in Sterling.