The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon May 12 at Lambs Farm Magnolia Cafe and Bakery in Libertyville, located at the junction of Route 176 and Interstate 94.

The annual award seeks to recognize outstanding educators who go above and beyond for their students.

Teachers are asking the same questions on technology: What is changing, and how do we keep up? A Dixon educator is helping them find answers, even as the technology keeps shifting beneath him.

The 58th annual Charlemagne Awards were presented by the St. Charles Area Chamber of Commerce, with the highest honor bestowed on an educator who has mentored generations of young people.

Residents in Joliet, Lockport and Shorewood took to the streets Friday afternoon to take part in a series of May Day protests.

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

Two Will County teachers were honored in a national contest for their commitment to their students. They were selected for the award out of over 200 nominees from 40 states.

While some movement in a school district’s teaching staff is normal, poor teacher retention hurts student achievement and hits districts financially, studies show. It can cost nearly $12,000 to recruit, hire and train a new teacher.

High turnover can mean instability for teachers, making it harder for them to improve student outcomes, research shows. How does your school compare?

Young aspiring writers from St. Charles, Geneva, and Batavia schools were honored during the 47th annual Creative Writing Contest. The selected students works were fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

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

Before the district comes back in November with another building bond proposal, it is surveying residents on why the $275 million bond proposal was rejected in the March primary vote.

One of the most famous landmarks in St. Charles is gearing up to celebrate its 100-year anniversary. Since welcoming students a century ago as St. Charles Community High School, the historic building, now home to Thompson Middle School, has transformed countless of lives.

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

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.

The Illinois Retired Teachers Association Foundation is proud to announce the availability of its area scholarships designed to support Illinois students who are pursuing careers in education.

The Illinois Retired Teachers Association Foundation has announced the availability of $42,000 in grant funding to support Illinois public school teachers.

The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon April 14 at Lambs Farm Magnolia Cafe and Bakery in Libertyville, located at the junction of Route 176 and Interstate 94.

The Quad County Urban League champions equal opportunities for all disadvantaged persons and people of color, including African Americans, women and disabled persons.

A woman has died following a Wednesday crash in Batavia. A GoFundMe campaign, which has so far raised more than $100,000 for the family, identified her as a local teacher and mother of five children.

Students from 5th-8th grades held an inaugural "Tape the Teacher" fundraiser on Friday, March 20, 2026 at Logan Jr. High School in Princeton. Each grade level was assigned a designated time and had the opportunity to tape one of our four pre-selected staff members to the wall. The cost was $1.00 per strip of duct tape. Students got to purchase as many strips of duct tape to help get their favorite staff member get “stuck” to the wall. The proceeds from the event benefited the Logan JH Booster Club, which directly supports students.

Dixon’s St. Anne Catholic School principal is one of seven school administrators across Illinois to be selected a finalist for the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership that will be awarded in the coming months.

Selected from nearly 600 nominations statewide, Kristina Lancaster, a fourth-grade general education teacher at Big Hollow Elementary in Ingleside, is one of just 30 finalists for the 2026 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Woodlawn Arts Academy is proud to exhibit artwork from talented students and staff from all over the Sauk Valley area and is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 student-teacher art exhibit.

Around 560 people participated in St. Charles School District 303’s “Fiddle Fest 2026,” an annual tradition, cherished by the community. An orchestra teacher said in addition to bringing the community together, music has significant powers in child development.

To support kids going through vulnerable moments in their lives, a St. Charles educator has organized for the past three years a 5K charity run to help put the community’s “love in action.”

The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon Tuesday, March 10, at Lambs Farm Magnolia Cafe and Bakery in Libertyville

The DuPage Regional Office of Education (ROE) will host its first education-focused job fair to connect job seekers with career opportunities in DuPage County schools

Ten Lockport Township High School District 205 teachers and Administrators were recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education with Those Who Excel Awards.

Jennifer Van Dusen is a veteran fifth grade educator at Prairie Point Elementary School with nearly 30 years of experience.

The use of virtual teachers alongside in-person instruction at the junior high level has sparked concerns about the merits of online learning for some Kankakee parents and students.

In addition to Courtney Gaulrapp’s recognition, five other OCUSD 220 team members and partners were honored through Illinois State Board of Education Those Who Excel awards.

An eighth grade math teacher from Bolingbrook’s Brooks Middle School and a kindergarten teacher from Troy Hofer Elementary School in Shorewood were honored by the state.

Oregon Elementary School’s Courtney Gaulrapp was named Northwest Regional Teacher of the Year.

Thirteen leaders in high school activity programs across the country – including a Sterling educator – have been selected to receive a National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Citation.

Immigration changes introduced last year by the Trump administration are anticipated to cause some issues for visiting international teachers and the northern Illinois schools that rely on them

A West Chicago District 33 teacher whose pro-immigration agent comment on social media was criticized by many people has resigned

Joliet Public Schools District 86 held its third and final hearing on the potential closure of AO Marshall Elementary School.

Plainfield East High School teacher and soccer coach Lisa Simon was honored this month as a National Mentor of the Month for her work doing community service with her students.

The Sterling School Board has approved a collective bargaining agreement that gives Sterling teachers 5.5% raises the first two years and 5% raises in years 3 and 4.

The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon Feb. 10 at Lambs Farm Magnolia Cafe and Bakery in Libertyville, located at the junction of Route 176 and Interstate 94.

Golden Apple, a nonprofit committed to recruiting, preparing and supporting aspiring teachers, is now accepting applications for both its Accelerators and Scholars programs.

A Wheaton middle school teacher shares memories from her trip to Costa Rica's cloud forest with other educators

A Valley View District 365U apecial education paraprofessional, Jennifer Cooper, has been nominated by the state of Illinois for the prestigious RISE Award from the U.S. Department of Education.

The Alpha Wolf Club student leaders program at Wesmere Elementary School in Plainfield has launched a new student podcast for 2025-26.

The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon Dec. 9 at Lambs Farm Magnolia Cafe and Bakery in Libertyville, located at the junction of Route 176 and Interstate 94.

The Education Foundation of Downers Grove District 58 is funding 17 teacher grants totaling more than $33,000 for the 2025-26 school year.

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.

The Rochelle Public School District recently announced that seven of its teachers and staff have been recognized as part of the “Those Who Excel” teacher and staff recognition program through the Illinois State Board of Education.

The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon Nov. 11 at Lambs Farm Magnolia Cafe and Bakery in Libertyville, located at the junction of Route 176 and Interstate 94.