1+ hour, 31+ min ago  (302+ words) SPRINGFIELD " A bill that would require the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to consider access to reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare before placing foster children out of state passed the legislature during the last week of the session. The…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (713+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Lawmakers on the final day of the General Assembly passed a bill to regulate how minors interact with social media and other online platforms to make them less addictive. The goal of House Bill 5511, the Children's Online Social Media…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (171+ words) When Kingsley Elementary School closes for good in a couple of weeks, principal David Davis will not be out of a job. District 65 Superintendent Angel Turner announced on Tuesday that Davis will become the principal at Lincoln Elementary School beginning…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (740+ words) Okay, you can stop now. In case you need further proof of how important artificial intelligence (AI) will be in the world surrounding us, just look at the semifinalists in Northwestern's yearly "Venture Cat" contest. The winners, to be determined…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (322+ words) The Evanston Township High School board struck down a no-credit policy Monday night that penalizes students with six or more unexcused absences saying an internal review showed the policy was inequitably enforced. Student Services Director Munirah Bolis and Principal Quiana…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (473+ words) Foster Elementary School may be the shiny new jewel in District 65, but one-quarter of students assigned to go there are choosing a different D65 building. The "permissive transfer" count shows that 416 District 65 students were originally placed at Foster, which is scheduled…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (212+ words) When Lauren Lapkus received her Evanston Township High School diploma, she probably never imagined being invited back to inspire other graduates. Lapkus, ETHS Class of 2004, is in the words of her alma mater, "an Emmy-nominated actress, writer, and comedian" who…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (630+ words) You can't learn if you aren't there. With that in mind, Evanston Township High School is starting a new effort to cut down on late arrivals " kids who either don't come to school on time, or take too much of…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (361+ words) Think of someone taking piano lessons and what comes to mind? Perhaps a five-year-old, either lightly tapping, or pounding away at the keys? How about a ten-year-old, complaining to mom and dad that "My friends are all playing outside. I…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (446+ words) Neither wind, nor rain, nor bolts of lightning could stop several hundred Northwestern University students from dancing the night away for a couple of good causes. But the 52nd annual Northwestern University Dance Marathon, which returned to a tent behind Norris…...