Della Travis served on the Lockport Township High School Board of Education from 2015-2019. She passed away Sunday at the age of 84.

Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, and state Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, recently hosted their fourth annual Education Summit – an event that has grown into a forum for solutions-focused conversations about improving education across northern Illinois.

Citgo Innovation Academies are STEM-focused educational programs to build a K-12 pipeline of future innovators in communities near Citgo’s operational areas.

Plainfield East High School band and choir students departed Sunday morning for Disney Word to perform in the Thanksgiving Day Parade and at EPCOT.

The District 365U board voted Monday night to approve Dr. Teresa Polson to succeed Dr. Keith Wood, who will retire at the end of the current school year.

Joliet Township High School District 204 schools showed significant improvement in graduation rates in 2025, but fell below the state average on proficiency scores.

Valley View School District's high school students and teachers will not see their schedules extended next year as a provision of the new contract reached with the teacher's union in October.

USF is making connections at Catholic schools in far southwestern Illinois to attract students from that region to the university.

Lockport Township High School District 205 received a commendable rating on the state report card. “We’re pleased with the results, but there’s always work to do," said Superintendent Dr. Robert McBride.

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.

Students at Merrill School in Rock Falls spent their school day Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, learning about veterans and the sacrifices they have made in service to the country.

Nicor Gas, in partnership with the nonprofit group Operation Warm, distributed winter coats to every student at T.E. Culbertson Elementary School in Joliet on Friday.

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.

Thirty-six District 202 middle school musicians and singers have been selected for the 2025 Illinois Music Education Association District 9 Honor Band and Honor Choir.

Joliet Public Schools District 86 hosted a pop-up pumpkin patch for special education students at Sator Sanchez and Lynne Thigpen Elementary Schools on Oct. 23.

The book program features award-winning and popular titles recognized by the American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards, including Newbery, Caldecott and Pura Belpré selections.

Oregon High School will present its fall play, “Dystopia! The Hungry Maze Game of Divergent Death” by Don Zolidis on Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. in the OHS Auditorium.

Michael Jensen has earned a perfect composite score of 36 on the ACT, achieved by fewer than one quarter of 1% of test takers nationwide, Providence High School said.

The theme of the public forum is “Collaborating for the Future: Our Students, Our Spaces, Our Growth."

As many as 10 students may have been involved in a fight at Joliet West High School and no arrests have been made as the investigation remains open, police said.

Sterling Public Schools held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, for a new indoor multipurpose student center designed to expand training and recreation opportunities for Sterling High School students.

Valley View School District 365-U approved a contract with its teachers union Thursday after months of negotiation and threats of a strike.

Village trustees reviewed the latest plans for the former Traughber Junior High School property during their Oct. 21 Village Board meeting.

Sterling Public Schools will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, on a new indoor multipurpose student center designed to expand training and recreation opportunities for Sterling High School students.

Attendees will have an opportunity to engage with interactive presentations and explore how STEAM learning empowers the next generation.

The Lockport Township High School District 205 board voted to extend Superintendent Dr. Robert McBride's contract for an extra year.

The contest, led by Madison Elementary, accepts writing and cover art submissions from kindergarten to eighth graders to publish in a student book that will be on the shelves at all district school libraries.

Lincoln-Way East Principal Toriano Griggs said the award reflects the school’s culture of hard work and community support.

Get into fall and the holiday spirit at these craft fairs throughout October and November.

The free event will connect students with more than 100 representatives from colleges, universities, technical branches, unions and first responder organizations.

The Joliet Township High School Paraprofessional Council will rally before the school board meeting Tuesday night to push for raises in their ongoing contract negotiations.

The Great Teachers Award has recognized hundreds educators since its inception in 2008.

In order to encourage discussion about the constitutional form of government, the DAR Chapter sponsored a Word Search contest open to all school-age youths.

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.

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

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

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

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

Joliet Central students are being dismissed at 1:15 p.m. following normal dismissal procedures, according to Joliet Township High School District 204.

The “Marching Spartans” will host nine marching bands at the annual Spartan Classic band competition on Saturday.

Byron CUSD 226 is proud to announce that Annie Burke, second grade teacher at Mary Morgan Elementary School, has been awarded the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from Illinois State University.

Dennis Moran, who spent 15 seasons on the sidelines as head football coach for Nazareth Academy, is getting the school's football field named for him during a ceremony before Friday's game

School districts still don’t know what the screenings will look like, how they will be implemented and where their funding will come from.

Forreston Junior/Senior High School/Forrestville Valley CUSD 221 received a grant for polycarbonate panels and connection supplies for its greenhouse.

The American Heart Association has named Lisa Caparelli-Ruff as one of only nine “Leaders of Impact” in the Chicago region for her fight against heart disease.

More than 100 public and private colleges and universities will be represented at WCC's College Night, offering attendees the chance to ask questions and get valuable guidance on their college journey,

The Glenbard Bilingual Parent Advisory Council and the GPS Parent Series in Spanish will present “Smart and Healthy Discipline for Young Children” with psychologist Mariana Proske Gutierrez at 7 p.m. Oct. 2 via Zoom. 

Plainfield School District 202 will be hosting informational meetings in October to present the proposed boundary changes

Joliet Township High School District 204 students were recognized in two categories: School Recognition and First-Generation Recognition.

Oregon School District teachers received checks from the Mt. Morris Community Library Foundation on Sept. 15, 2025, that will get new books to first graders every month.