Midlothian, IL Education and More

CHICAGO COMEDIAN DAMON WILLIAMS AND OTHER NOTABLES TO JOIN STUDENTS IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO HELP THEIR PARENTS FOR CHRISTMAS

SUBURBAN GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO HOST CHARITY BASKETBALL GAME TO RAISE FUNDS AND TOYS TO ASSIST PARENTS STILL CHALLENGED FROM SUMMER TORNADO DAMAGE. CHICAGO COMEDIAN DAMON WILLIAMS AND OTHER NOTABLES TO JOIN STUDENTS IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO HELP THEIR PARENTS FOR CHRISTMAS. HOMES STILL DAMAGED, TREES REMAIN ON PROPERTIES, CARS...

Markham, IL · 2d

depaulpreprampage.com

Football Program Taking Shape Under New Head Coach

DePaul Prep’s 2026 football season kicked off with Assistant Admissions Director, Nick Bizzieri leading the team, his first as head coach. Leading the team for his first year as head coach, Bizzieri is prepared to go far this season. In previous years, he was the offensive linemen coach and...

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WGN Radio

High school playoff games to watch this weekend

Michael O’Brien, Chicago Sun-Times High School Sports Editor, joins John Williams to talk about this weekend’s high school football playoffs and why he doesn’t see a single reason to separate public and private schools for state athletic tournaments. Michael also introduces us to one of the finest high school basketball players in the state.

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High School On SI

Illinois High School Football Playoffs: Wheaton North Stuns Geneva, Favorites Advance

The favorites delivered dominant performances Friday night in the second round of the IHSA football playoffs, while other teams needed late-game heroics to secu

Illinois · 1d

USA TODAY

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'This one takes the cake': Inside look at wildest Illinois high school football game

A date change, a mid-game venue change, and a handful of broken records all made for a story that sounded like it was "written by a fifth grader," according to Quincy (IL) head football coach Rick Little. The Oct. 30 IHSA first-round matchup between No. 8 Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy and No. 9 Quincy Senior had a little bit of everything, and then some. The Blue Devils escaped with an 88-84 win over the Knights in a game that lasted just over four hours. "Undeniably the craziest football game I've ever been a part of," Little told USA TODAY Sports. "I've been part of a lot of crazy ones, but this one takes the cake for sure." "I wouldn't believe them in a million years," Bryson Little told USA TODAY Sports of how he would have reacted if someone told him the details of the game. "It was a crazy game and a lot of stuff went down." The fourth-quarter venue change Initially, the teams were assigned a Saturday slot for the first-round matchup to be played on Chicago's South Side. However, with the Blue Devils off from school on Friday, both coaches agreed to play Friday and kickoff

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Chicago’s Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center ranked best Illinois elementary school

Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center has been named the best elementary school in Illinois in the 2027 rankings from U.S. News & World Report, putting the Chicago public magnet school at the top of a statewide list. The K-8 school, located in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood, ranked No. 1 among...

thelansingjournal.org

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Thornton Fractional High School District 215 celebrates athletic achievements, principals

CALUMET CITY, Ill. — The acceptance of a $2,000 donation from the Chicago Bears was among the actions taken at the regular monthly meeting of the Thornton Fractional High School District 215 Board of Education that was held on Oct. 27. The donation is to be used by the...

Calumet City, IL · 1d

The Center Square

CTU president talks strike, says state owes $6 billion

(The Center Square) – Chicago Teachers Union leaders say they will keep pushing for more state funding of public education after Tuesday’s school board elections in Chicago, and CTU members will strike if they need to. With a few precincts still not reported on Wednesday, CTU-backed candidates won at least nine of 21 Chicago Board of Education seats but fell short of gaining a majority. Jessica Biggs won the election for school board president over CTU-backed candidate Hilario Dominguez, who told supporters it was one moment in a longer fight. “We ain’t going nowhere. This campaign was something much bigger than one seat on a school board,” Dominguez said. Biggs thanked voters in a social media post. “So grateful for this incredible support and ready to move Chicago Public Schools forward. The work starts now!” Biggs posted. CTU President Stacy Davis Gates said billionaires spent a million dollars a week to support candidates for an unpaid position. Gates said CTU does not just bargain for sick time and personal days. “See, I’m ok to negotiate when I know that this union will take it to the picket line if they need to lower class sizes,” Gates said. Gates said state

Chicago, IL · 3d

OurSentinel

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University of Chicago sets another enrollment record

CHICAGO - As doubts about the value of higher education grow nationally, the University of Illinois Chicago is doubling down on affordability and student support and reports record enrollment for the second consecutive year. The school enrolled more than 100,000 students this fall, with undergraduates among Illinois residents up 4.2%.

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WBEZ

The past and present of Chicago school closures

School closures remain one of the biggest issues when it comes to public education in Chicago. Say More asks listeners, “Is it ever OK to close a school? If so, when?”. The debate over school closures continues after Chicagoans voted for its first fully-elected school board. School board members...

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Chicago Parents

What can a school with just 250 students provide that bigger schools can't?

Twenty children. Twenty different activities. At Montessori Academy of Chicago, an ordinary morning looks a little different. Inside the classroom, students work with hands-on materials, tackle new challenges and move through lessons at their own pace. Each child follows an individualized learning plan, with teachers providing guidance based on their abilities and progress.

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USA TODAY

Jason Sudeikis' Notre Dame family ties make him perfect College GameDay guest picker

Instead of going with Jon Bon Jovi and "Living on a Prayer", ESPN's College GameDay will go with Ted Lasso's "Believe" mantra. Jason Sudeikis was selected as this week's celebrity guest picker in South Bend for the Notre Dame-Miami showdown . Sudeikis, known for his role as Ted Lasso and his decade-long run on "Saturday Night Live", said his grandfather and uncle graduated from Notre Dame. "With deep family roots right here at Notre Dame, having him on campus feels like home," the Fighting Irish's official athletics X account posted Thursday . Thrilled to announce Jason Sudeikis as this week’s @CollegeGameDay guest picker With deep family roots right here at Notre Dame, having him on campus feels like home ☘️ #GoIrish | #CollegeGameDay pic.twitter.com/4Y6vj5Pxao — The Fighting Irish (@FightingIrish) November 5, 2026 Another of Sudeikis' uncles, George Wendt — Norm on "Cheers" — attended Notre Dame but was expelled his junior year after posting a 0.00 GPA. "I flunked out," he told the Kansas City Star in a 2016 interview . "I basically quit and didn't inform the university. I'd moved off campus my junior year, and I didn't think it through. I didn't have a car. It was cold.

South Bend, IN · 2d

hoodline.com

30 Chicago Sixth Graders Make History Graduating Money Skills Program

Howe School of Excellence — Site Of Sixth-Grade Money Skills Program. Thirty sixth graders at Howe School of Excellence in Chicago just became the first Chicago Public Schools class to graduate from a six-week financial literacy program, learning the basics of budgeting, saving, investing and credit along the way. For a group of middle schoolers, it is a milestone that could shape how they handle money for years to come.

Chicago, IL · 15h

WSPY NEWS

WSPY's Local and Area High School Varsity Football Schedule - Second Round of IHSA Playoffs

HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE - Second Round of IHSA Playoffs. #2 Geneva vs. #7 Wheaton North | Geneva High School, 6:30 p.m. #4 Oswego vs. #13 Naperville North | Oswego High School, 6 p.m. Saturday, November 7, 2026. Class 2A. North Bracket. #3 Aurora Christian vs. #6 Maroa-Forsyth |...

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Illinois school budget blunders and corruption raise questions about taxpayer oversight

From a $27 million budgeting error in Evanston-Skokie schools to federal fraud charges against a former Aurora school board president, Illinois Policy Institute's Bryce Hill discusses government accountability, corruption and what parents can do to keep tabs on their school district's finances.

Illinois · 2d

The Center Square

CPS, schools statewide want more taxpayer funds from legislature

(The Center Square) – Despite the state’s increased funding to public school districts in the budget, school districts want state lawmakers to find more taxpayer money to fund their operations. The Illinois House Appropriations committee on Elementary & Secondary Education on Thursday had a hearing on the future of the state’s Evidence-Based Funding program, which has increasingly fallen short of the goals set for it in recent years. The $9.96 billion Chicago Public Schools budget for the current year relies on $285 million in local Tax Increment Financing district funds and $150 million in state funds that have only been promised verbally by outgoing Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch to address the district’s $732.5 million deficit. Acting CPS Chief Budget Officer Emila Zoko said CPS finances aren’t just an issue this year, but the district has experienced growing needs after federal COVID-19 funds dried up. “The costs associated with meeting our students' wide range of needs continue to grow without dedicated revenue streams able to keep pace. CPS has faced staggering budget deficits each year since FY25,” Zoko said. But CPS wasn’t the only one to argue for more funds – the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association also urged

dicardiology.com

Rush University System for Health to Implement AGFA HealthCare's Enterprise Imaging Cloud

Rush University System for Health will unify enterprise imaging across radiology, cardiology, and other clinical specialties on a single cloud platform. Nov. 3, 2026 — AGFA HealthCare recently announced that Rush University System for Health has selected AGFA HealthCare's Enterprise Imaging Cloud to advance its enterprise imaging strategy across its multi-hospital health system.

hoodline.com

UChicago Hires First Banned Books Scholar As Challenges Hit Near-Record High

Dulcey Hunter spent more than two decades teaching middle and high school students in Florida before trading the classroom for a research post at one of the country's most prominent universities. This fall, she became the University of Chicago's first Banned Books Postdoctoral Scholar, a newly created role dedicated to studying how book bans affect the people living through them.

Chicago, IL · 15h

centraloregondaily.com

Water bottle strikes high school soccer official after upset win, sparking IHSA probe

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced on Tuesday, Nov. 3, that it is investigating "disturbing actions" directed toward an official on Friday, Oct. 30. The incident followed an IHSA Boys Soccer State Series contest at Glenbard South High School (Glen Ellyn, IL). According to the Daily Herald, official Hanah...

Glen Ellyn, IL · 1d

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