The late Phyllis A. Olsta, a 1951 graduate of St. Francis Academy who went on to a career in the travel industry, donated $6.08 million to her alma mater.

The Ashton-Franklin Center School District recently released its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2025-2026 school year.

Centennial Elementary School in Polo has been ranked among the 2026 Best Elementary Schools by U.S. News & World Report.

A Rock Falls public school was ranked in the top 10% of all Illinois schools by the state board of education's 2025 report card data.

All proceeds will be used to operate the nonprofit radio station. WCSF-88.7 FM is known in the greater Joliet area for its “Spirit of Christmas” programming.

Laynie Mandrell was recently named the October Student of the Month at Polo Community High School. After high school, she plans to attend college to become an industrial engineer or dietitian.

Parkside Middle School held their annual Veterans Day program on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025 at Parkside Middle School in Peru.

Students at Lincoln School honored Veterans on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Princeton. A pair of United States Coast Guard commanders, Erin Chlum and Matt Saldivar, were the guest speakers during the event.

Merrill School in Rock Falls spent Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, hearing from local veterans and working on projects to thank them.

Reza Jaddi said he is a huge champion of Wounded Warrior Project, Romeoville American Legion Post 52 and any veteran Jaddi happens to meet. He even bought a Humvee in 2017 to give the community an idea of "what our veterans used out in the field," he said.

Forrestville Valley School Foundation is honored to announce the establishment of the Max Wenzel Educational Scholarship, a monumental gift that will shape the future of its students for generations to come.

There were 26,203 student contacts made through 1,298 programs in Ogle and Carroll counties last year.

Ogle County students were among the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater scholarship recipients receiving financial awards for the 2025-26 academic year.

Prospective students can learn about Kankakee Community College during an Explore KCC Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Sessions begin at noon.

Indian Trail Elementary School Emily Stubbs hasn't wasted any time getting involved in all phases of running the Downers Grove Grade School District 58

The private Catholic university has issued non-renewal notifications to an unspecified number of its faculty.

Concerns have been raised regarding the timeliness of the completion of a forensic audit set to look into Kankakee School District 111's spending on its former Youth Empowerment Program. Former superintendent Genevra Walters is among those seeking answers.

Lemont High School is seeking nominations for the school’s Alumni Hall of Fame.

Lyons Township Theatre presents the play, “The Outsiders” at 7 p.m. Oct. 30 and Nov. 1 and 2 p.m. Nov. 2 at in the North Campus Reber Center.

O’Neill Middle School in Downers Grove has been awarded a $2,000 Feed Your Need Grant from the AISLE/LBSS Endowment Fund, one of only 26 schools in Illinois to receive this competitive, statewide award

Lifelong Lemont resident Sarah Pocic has been appointed by the Lemont High School District 210 Board of Education to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of former board member Renée Koehler.

Young writers and artists at Madison School in Dixon write stories and create art to be included in the annual Young Authors Book.

Joliet West High Schoo teacher Jackelyn Gruneich has received the University of Chicago Outstanding Educator Award.

Dr. Jaclyn Lennox, Bolingbrook High School’s assistant principal of curriculum and instruction, was honored with the prestigious Milken Educator Award during a surprise assembly at Bolingbrook High School on Thursday, Oct. 16.

Police were called to the high school.

Lyons Township High School has been selected as one of the 28 schools across the state to receive the inaugural Illinois Governor’s Blue Ribbon Schools Award for exemplary academic performance.

The GPS Parent Series will present “Untangling Teen Challenges Today: The Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety” with clinical psychologist and author Lisa Damour at noon and 7 p.m. Oct. 30 via Zoom.

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.

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.

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

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. 

Joliet West High School is celebrating its homecoming week, culminating in the football game on Friday night.

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.

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

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.

Lemont High School's drama club will feature “Little Women” for nightly shows from Oct. 16 to 18.

Elmhurst University celebrated the opening of its new, state-of-the-art Health Sciences Building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 3.

The Lyons Township HS District 204 board has been recognized for its exceptional governance practices by the Illinois Association of School Boards [IASB].

Proceeds from the event will benefit Waltham students by funding expanded learning opportunities beyond the classroom.

"U.S. News and World Report" ranks Elmhurst University a top performers for social mobility

On Sept. 4 and 5, 446 Ogle and Carroll County fourth and fifth graders gathered for the 23rd annual Ag Awareness Days at the Ogle County Fairgrounds to learn about modern agriculture and its influences on daily living.

The Class of 1975, with 98 classmates, is the largest graduating class of Prophetstown High School so far, and they celebrated a milestone with their 50th class reunion this past weekend.

The parade will begin at. 10 a.m. starting along Herkimer Street and moving north towards East Jackson Street.

Stillman Valley High School was placed on a soft lockdown and saw a large police response Thursday morning due to an incident with an uncooperative student, Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said.

Daniel Markun, a former academy coordinator at Joliet West High School and now a teacher a Lincoln Academy, brought the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy to thet attention of Lincoln School Principal Rick Bain.

Linda Mae Hiltabrand, who passed away in February 2024, was a member of the L-P class of 1971 and a former member of the L-P Foundation board.

The GPS Parent Series will present “The Explosive Child: Understanding Frustrated and Chronically Inflexible Children” with clinical psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Ross Greene at noon and 7 p.m. Sept. 30 via Zoom.

Proceeds benefit the preservation of Schmuhl School in New Lenox Township and ongoing student programs held at the school,

The meeting is scheduled for 6 to 7 p.m. in the chapel at Joliet Catholic Academy.

Free yearly mental health screenings will be offered in Illinois public schools for students in third grade through high school beginning in the 2027-28 school year.