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For Chicago school board candidates, school closures are no longer off-limits
Data analysis by Thomas Wilburn Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Pastor Michael Neal was leading a church service at Price Elementary in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood in late 2011 when word spread among his congregation that the school would close at the end of that school year. Neal’s church had just started using the shrinking school’s gym to host services. He remembers the following months as a frantic “funeral march.” Staff scrambled to secure other jobs and clear out, leaving behind piles of desks and chairs in the hallways. “It created a big shadow — a pall over the whole building,” Neal said of the closure decision. The following year, another 50 Chicago elementary schools closed , the largest mass closures in the country. The move helped make shuttering schools a politically toxic topic that Chicago officials have avoided . But in this fall’s historic school board election , candidates are once again debating closures. About a dozen of the 45 candidates said they would support some closures as the
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McAuley’s new Young Professionals Board opens with career-change panel
Career paths rarely follow a straight line, and four Mother McAuley High School graduates shared their professional journeys, challenges and unexpected opportunities during a panel discussion designed to help fellow alumnae consider what comes next. The event, “What’s Next? Navigating Career Changes: Panel and Networking,” was hosted by Mother McAuley’s...
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Lincoln teacher honored for teaching Spanish to kids
Rocio Jacoby, a Spanish teacher at Lincoln Elementary School in Oak Park, was named the 2026 Teacher of the Year by the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ICTFL). Jacoby received the award on Oct. 8, at the organization’s Fall Conference Awards Ceremony and will go on to compete for a regional teacher of the year award through the Central States region later this year.
evanstonroundtable.com
Letter: Deep dive, more input needed before schools closed, programs ended
As a District 65 graduate, the parent of District 65 graduates, the grandparent of current District 65 students and a longtime Evanston resident, I am deeply concerned by the proposed school closings and program cuts and flawed financial models used to justify them. Recent disclosures reveal the district has significantly...
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WTTW - Chicago PBS
Women at Logan Prison Make History Graduating From Northwestern University. Meet Some of the Class
Eighteen women from Logan Correctional Center recently celebrated earning their bachelor’s degrees from Northwestern University, marking a historic milestone. Wearing gowns and stoles representing their accomplishments, the graduates walked into a ceremony years in the making. For their families, it was a chance to watch their loved ones take the stage and celebrate earning college degrees while incarcerated.
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ETHS boys soccer: Kits kick No. 1 seed to sidelines
Game plans rarely work to perfection in Illinois High School Association postseason play. But practice makes perfect — and Tommy Gilroy’s perfect throw-in to James Nicolaou worked like magic for Evanston’s boys soccer team Tuesday night at the Class 3A DePaul Prep Sectional tournament. The two ETHS...
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Under new Illinois school rating system, 6 District 65 schools ranked ‘exemplary’
After rating system changes for Illinois schools, Dawes, Dewey, Orrington, Walker, Washington and Willard elementary schools in Evanston/Skokie School District 65 received “exemplary” status on the 2025-26 Illinois Report Card. Chute, Haven and Nichols middle schools received an “approaching exemplary” rating. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and...
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North girls flag football wins state, ends season undefeated
On Oct. 18, the North girls varsity flag football team won the 2026 IHSA state finals and triumphed over Prospect High School 32-13. This moment was made even more special by the fact that this is just the third year flag football has been an IHSA-sanctioned sport, and the second year it has been an official sport at North.
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Not Just at North Anymore: West Gets Its Own BNAT Classroom
Have you ever walked past a mannequin in a weird position laying on a hospital bed on the first floor? That would be the new BNAT (Basic Nursing Assistant program) room. Since 2024, Niles North has offered the program for students at North and West, with West students traveling to North for the class. As of this year, the program is offered at both schools.
WTTW - Chicago PBS
Evanston Families Are Pushing Back Against District’s Plan to Close Two Schools
Evanston parents are fighting back against the school district’s plan to close two elementary schools at the end of the academic year. Evanston/Skokie School District 65 announced the potential closures earlier this month as a result of an ongoing financial crisis in the district. Since then, parents and families have rallied together to try to persuade board members to change their minds and slow down the process.
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Princeton Football over Chicago South Shore Saturday in 3A play
The Princeton Tigers are moving on with a 64-20 victory over the Chicago South Shore Tars in the Opening Round of the 3A Playoffs. Midway through the first, Princeton struck first as Reece Pearson scored on a 13-yard touchdown run to take a 7-0 lead. Lane Goskusky followed with 59-yard pick six, and the Tigers were ahead 14-0 after a quarter.
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Chicago-area principal turns cowboy after escaped cow wanders onto campus
Trinity Lutheran School Principal Andy DeWitt sprang into action when a cow wandered onto campus during dismissal, helping guide the animal back to its pasture in an unexpected moment that has since gone viral.