Donations for the scholarships were collected during the annual Father Jerry Memorial Golf Outing & Scholarship Awards Banquet on Aug. 17.

Four Rivers Educational Center in Channahon will host two upcoming programs for students who are homeschooled.

The “memorandum of understanding” creates access and opportunity for high school students across the Diocese of Joliet to enroll at USF in Joliet, according to a release announcing the agreement.

Lockport Township High School District 205 appointed four new student members to its school board to serve for the 2025-26 school year.

Churchill Ogbegun, a third-grader from Boulder Hill Elementary School, was selected for a 10-year math scholarship valued at more than $100,000 in academic support.

Future culinary professionals at both Joliet Township High Schools are equipped with state-of-the-art workspaces after School District 204 completed renovations this year for new cooking classrooms.

The American Red Cross is urging parents and guardians to review safety basics to help protect children on their way to and from the classroom as kids head back to schoo.

The Joliet Park District’s annual back-to-school event serves as a crucial resource for local families to help make sure students have the basic supplies needed to start the new school year.

Vaccination rates across the U.S. have seen a downturn in recent years, including in Illinois. The state's Department of Public Health wants families to know what immunizations are required for school-aged children

The Will County Health Department's Behavioral Health Division will host a back-to-school supply fair on Aug. 8. Pre-registration is mandatory.

Tyler Plank’s academic record is no less than sterling. Outside of helping Yorkville High School's robotics team to their most successful campaign, Plank achieved one of the school’s highest ever GPA with straight A’s throughout high school and dating back to grade school.

The offices of state Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel and state Rep. Natalie Manley will host a school supply give away and back-to- school fair for Joliet families on Saturday.

Four Lockport Township High School students received medals at the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference this summer after winning state championships this spring.

The free back-to-school fairs drew families from across Lockport Township, which includes parts of Lockport, Crest Hill, and Romeoville, according to a news release from the township.

Three 2025 graduates of Plainfield North High School have earned national recognition for their entrepreneurial innovation.

Justus McNair, 19, is the founder of the Joliet-based Justus League Hoop Inc., which supports mental health in student-athletes.

State Rep. Patrick Sheehan of Lockport is hosting a back to school supply drive to provide in-need students with essentials for the start of the school year.

On July 10, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that the Trump administration will restrict immigrants from enrolling in in the federally funded Head Start preschool program if they are in the United States illegally.

Joliet West High School junior Calloway Walsh earned a gold medal at the 2025 SkillsUSA Illinois State Championships.

The Will County Community Health Center will host a back-to-school health fair featuring dental exams, vaccinations and school physicals on Saturday.

Joliet Junior College is celebrating the passage of a bill promoting dual credit education programs for high school students in Illinois.

Plano Methodist Church vacation bible school will be held from 9 a.m. to noon July 8-11 for students age preschool through seventh grade.

The modular classrooms are a temporary solution recent “significant enrollment increases" at Troy Craughwell Elementary School in Joliey.

Earthmover Credit Union recently awarded four Teen Investment Program College Scholarships totaling $4,000 to four local high school students.

For the second year in a row, the artwork of area students is displayed on banners as part of the Look Up Oswego banner program, an initiative of the Oswego Cultural Arts Commission.

With a massive facility upgrade on the horizon, Yorkville School District 115 funded a demographic study to see how prepared or unprepared their current buildings are for future enrollment growth. By 2029-2030, an extra 825 students are projected by the study.

Lockport Township High School District 205's board honored its four graduating student board members.

Northern Illinois Food Bank is once again launching its free summer meals for kids program, now through Aug. 15.

Lockport Township announced the winners of its Lockport Township Government College Scholarships and the first Lockport Township Military Family College Scholarship.

Joliet Public Schools District 86 has announced that 19 of its students have been named recipients of the Joliet Region Hawk Education Scholarship.

Joliet Public Schools District 86's Forest Park I.E. was recognized this week as a National School of Character for the second time by Character.org.

Minooka Community High School’s committee for the Athletic Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2025 inductees.

The Boys and Girls Club of Joliet recently renovated its second floor as a community space for teens and a dedicated location for teen programming.

Dayla Wilson is the new branch manager of the Boys & Girls Club of Joliet. Wilson's father is a former member and he worked at the club in the '70s.

Resource teacher earns honors for her creativity and tireless dedication in helping students succeed.

Matt Baker originally thought he’d be a journalist, but a love for the classrooms of his youth was always in the back of his mind, so he changed his plans at the University of Illinois.

On May 16, Stefan Bamburac, 17, graduated from Joliet Junior College with two associate degrees and his brother Benyamin Bamburac, 14, graduated from Lewis University with two bachelor’s degrees.

Will County Regional Office of Education Superintendent Dr. Lisa Caparelli-Ruff visited Bolingbrook High School Monday for a closer look at its reinforced windows as Clear-Armor security project nears completion throughout Will County.

Joliet Public Schools District 86 held its 10th annual Autism Awareness 5K and raised $5,000 for special needs programming.

The 12 Plainfield District 202 juniors can use the Horizon Grants for summer workshops, classes, field studies, internships or conferences during the summer before their senior year.

Shorewood students this month collaborated on a Brave Bags initiative to support individuals with sensory or communication disabilities during emergencies.

Joliet Catholic Academy has announced its Students of the Month for May.

The Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2025 recipients of the annual Joliet Region Education Hawk Scholarship.

In Will County, Head Starts serves more than 800 families a year through a multi-service delivery program - with nearly 200 more on a waiting list for the program.

Joliet Township High School District 204 has announced the Students of the Month for May from Joliet Central and Joliet West high schools.

A Lockport music teacher at Walsh Elementary School said the education of teaching has become more dynamic and engaging for students.

"Super strengths" are many for the fifth-grade teacher from Coal City Intermediate School.

Kankakee Community College's psychology professor Dr. Cari Stevenson has found a home in the classroom as a highly energized instructor.

Her passion for teaching turns her classes into hands-on learning experiences that embrace a wealth of topics designed to nurture well-rounded students.

Lockport Township High School math teacher Mary Westberg is retiring after more than 30 years in the district.