Aisha Chavda, a seventh-grader at Timber Ridge Middle School, placed second at the regional Illinois Civics Bee, advancing to the state competition on July 31.

A group of Gomper's Junior High students and their teacher discovered the hiding place of a time capsule left by students at the school over 50 years ago.

Record stories that captured people's attention in years passed.

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.

There will be additional police presence at arrival and dismissal at Joliet Central on Monday while police continue to investigate.

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

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.

Students from Grompers Junior High School investigated and discovered a time capsule that was embedded in the wall of the school in 1969. The time capsule was opened Friday, May 1, 2026.

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.

The free event will celebrate the diversity of the John F. Kennedy Middle School community, featuring student-organized displays that highlight cultures from around the world.

Students from several DuPage County high schools recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Sustainable Design Challenge by displaying their green building projects to the public at DuPage County’s Administration Building in Wheaton.

A $10 million bond issue will fund an addition to the current junior and senior high schools, adding a new practice gym, expanded weight room, and fitness space.

Stillman Valley High School students Kaleb Chambers and Faith Ashley received specialized equipment and materials from Rockford Airgas on April 23.

Aisha Chavda won the Illinois Civics Bee last year. Now the seventh-grader from Timber Ridge Middle School is heading back to regionals on April 28 — this time as a defending champion.

Joliet Public Schools District 86 superintendent said she was "thrilled with the turnout" for the open house of Gompers and Hufford junior high schools. The schools will close for the opening of new building for Gompers and Hufford.

Lockport High School students and staff threw a surprise send-off celebration for Superintendent Robert McBride on Friday as he prepares to run the Boston Marathon on Monday.

Lockport Township High School students and teachers surprised Superintendent Dr. Robert McBride with a send-off celebration on Friday as he gets ready to run the Boston Marathon on Monday.

Joliet Public Schools District 86 will host open houses for Hufford and Gompers Junior Highs on Saturday before the old school buildings are demolished.

A proposed amendment to the Education for Homeless Children Act will equip school districts with the ability to help families with temporary housing.

Dr. Paul Schrik has led Troy 30-C schools, which serve students from portions of Joliet, Shorewood, Channahon, Crest Hill, and unincorporated Troy Township, for eight years.

District 308 officials said the students registered for Summer Connections reflect the diverse racial makeup of the district and that every race represented in the school district is represented in the program.

Lockport Township High School District 205 has approved a rough timetable for improvements at both its campuses over the next decade. “There were a zillion ideas that didn’t make the list,” Superintendent Dr. Robert McBride said.

The Will County Regional Office of Education presented teachers and school employees with the inaugural Educators in Excellence Awards on Thursday night.

Hyundai Transleads gets tax break while adding property taxes and jobs for Joliet area.

Statewide teacher vacancies decreased by 24% with less than 3,000 vacancies remaining in the state as of Oct. 1, 2025, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Both will start their new roles for the 2026-27 District 202 school year on July 1.

Disney’s “Newsies” takes center stage at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. April 18 and at 2 p.m. April 19 as Chadwick-Milledgeville School District’s spring theater department production.

The Illinois Elementary School Association recently announced its upcoming celebration of excellence, where outstanding individuals from member schools will be honored.

A local plastic bottle cap recycling program has reached milestones of 6,584 pounds of caps collected and 31 items installed locally after being made from the recycled plastic, Dennis Swinton of the Rochelle Kiwanis Golden K Club said March 26.

Beginning with the fall semester, the district will transition from its current 5.0 unweighted grading scale at the high school level to a standard 4.0 unweighted grading scale.

A man who barricaded himself at a Joliet residence was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound and rushed to the hospital. Police have not yet released his identity.

For many cadets, the experience provided a unique opportunity to practice leadership, communication, and teamwork—core values emphasized in the JROTC program.

“This is a devastating time for our school community," Crete-Monee School District 201-U Superintendent Dr. Kara Coglianese said.

Most Illinois schools haven’t seen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at their doors, but officials say the federal crackdown is still impacting their classrooms

English learners across northern Illinois schools are facing growing uncertainty as federal funding cuts and policy changes threaten the programs they rely on to learn in the classroom

The new Hufford (and new Gompers) Junior High Schools in Joliet, which are each more than 68 years old, will open in August of 2026.

A sixth grader from Crete-Monee Middle School has won the Will County regional spelling bee and will advance to the National Spelling Bee this spring.

With early voting already underway, residents are heading to the polls to cast their decision on the $275 million Yorkville School District 115 referendum. Here's what voters need to know.

A retired Lombard Elementary District 44 administrator will be sworn into an empty seat on the Glenbard High School District 87 school board

Not long after last week's severe storms left extensive damage to Bishop McNamara's Kankakee site, which houses the high school and junior high, students and their families showed up in droves to help clean up.

Bishop McNamara Catholic School in Bradley and Bourbonnais will be back to in-person learning on Monday, with the Kankakee location moving back to in-person learning on Tuesday due to storm damage.

The Diocese of Joliet has named Gregory N. Porod as the new Superintendent of Catholic Schools, replacing Dr. James Quaid.

The Bridge Forward Partnership is a collaboration to create a pathway from JJC to USF bachelor’s degree programs, helping students stay in their local community.

The $14.237 million renovation and expansion project began in summer 2025 and will be completed in phases through the summer of 2026.

The severe weather forecast for the region has led school districts in the Joliet area to cancel after-school programs.

Nominations are currently being accepting for the “Distinguished Alumni Class of 2026” for the St. Charles School District 303. Last year, the honored class included a champion in women’s health, a pioneer with NASA, a homegrown entrepreneur and a leader in law.

The 2026-27 school year will be the year of new principals for Herscher Community Unit School District 2, with three of the four schools set to have new leaders.

Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 is accepting letters of interest and applications to fill a vacancy on the school board resulting from the resignation of Brianna Powvens.

Villa Park-based District 45 is asking voters in this month’s primary election to approve an operating tax rate increase that would raise an additional $4.3 million a year

The city asked Joliet District 86 students in January to come up with creative names for the plows, with students entering one top voter-getter for their school.