Heidi Stevens: Years after his death, Hinsdale boy’s legacy of kindness leads the way By Heidi Stevens July 18, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Nora and Rob Tonn launched Brooks Strong, a nonprofit to fund pediatric cancer research and to...
Bradshaw: Writing as your secret admissions weapon By Gerald Bradshaw July 17, 2025 at 5:05 p.m. Strong writing showcases not just skill with language, but depth of thought, originality, and self-awareness....
PNW summer seminar helps students become better doctors By Michelle L. Quinn July 17, 2025 at 3:59 p.m. Ernest Talarico Jr.'s summer seminar at Purdue University Northwest helps medical students become better doctors...
ILEARN scores rising in math for Indiana students, flat in English/language arts By Carole Carlson July 16, 2025 at 2:55 p.m. Six Lake County and five Porter County school districts topped the state’s ILEARN combined math and English/language...
District 218 discusses construction, financing for projects at Eisenhower, Shepard By Olivia Stevens July 16, 2025 at 2:34 p.m. Construction of field houses at Eisenhower and Shepard high schools should be completed by December...
Columbia University adopts new definition of antisemitism, shuns pro-Palestinian group By Cayla Bamberger July 16, 2025 at 2:13 p.m. Months into its fight to restore federal funding revoked by the Trump administration over antisemitism claims, Columbia...
Evanston teacher to file discrimination complaint; advocates say appeals for Palestinian human rights are squelched By Richard Requena July 16, 2025 at 12:03 p.m. Evanston advocates for Palestinian human rights, including a high school teacher who was sanctioned, say...
How Trump plans to dismantle the Education Department after Supreme Court ruling By Collin Binkley July 14, 2025 at 5:27 p.m. The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue unwinding...
Elmo’s been hacked: X account posted racist messages and Sesame Workshop is trying to regain control By Associated Press July 14, 2025 at 3:23 p.m. Sesame Workshop was trying to regain full control over its Elmo account on the X...
Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees By Mark Sherman July 14, 2025 at 7:34 p.m. The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the...