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District 65 parents threaten lawsuit over school closure plans

A group of Evanston/Skokie District 65 parents who are attorneys sent a demand letter to interim Superintendent Eric Witherspoon and the school board Friday evening threatening to sue the school district over the school closure process. At Monday’s school board meeting, District 65 administrators said that despite accidentally overstating spending...

Evanston, IL · 7d
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Parents from schools targeted for closure say they feel ‘gaslit’ after District 65 meeting

Parents expressed anger, sadness and disappointment in interviews with the RoundTable Wednesday as they reacted to this week’s Evanston/Skokie District 65 board meeting. At that meeting, administrators maintained that, despite accidentally overstating spending by millions in their five-year financial projections, they are not making significant changes to their plan to close Lincolnwood and Dewey elementary schools and cut nonmandated programs.

Evanston, IL · 9d
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E.E. Smith High School Marching Band Reaches $100K Goal for 2026 Chicago Thanksgiving Parade

The E.E. Smith High School Marching Band has hit its $100,000 fundraising goal. That means it can perform in the 2026 Chicago Thanksgiving Parade, ABC11 reported. The band, known as the "Magnificent Marching Machine," leaves for Chicago on Nov. 25 at 12:30 a.m. The campaign began back in September. Every...

Fayetteville, NC · 8d
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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

Chicago, IL · 9d

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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...

Chicago, IL · 9d

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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.

Oak Park, IL · 8d

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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...

Evanston, IL · 8d

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College of DuPage Student Leader Removed from Office After Alleged Repeated Use of Racial Slurs

An elected member of College of DuPage’s (COD) Student Leadership Council (SLC) has been removed for the use of racial slurs. SLC’s Operations Officer Luka Volarevic marks the second time in less than a year that an SLC official has admitted to using racial slurs. Volarevic says he will “take the rest of this year to grow” following his removal from his position for his previous use of racial slurs and a recent incident where he admitted he nearly said a racial slur in front of another SLC member.

Dupage County, IL · 11d

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GRPS taps Chicago educator to be its next superintendent

Grand Rapids — The hunt for the next superintendent of Grand Rapids Public Schools is over. The GRPS Board of Education selected Allison Tingwall, currently the executive director of principal quality for Chicago Public Schools, to be its next leader after a lengthy special meeting that lasted well into Wednesday night.

Grand Rapids, MI · 8d

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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.

Evanston, IL · 11d

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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...

Evanston, IL · 10d

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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...

Evanston, IL · 9d

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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.

Chicago, IL · 10d

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Kane County ROE Race Puts Fired Aurora East Principal's Record on Trial

Jerry Cook was fired as principal of East Aurora High School in March 2024 after a unanimous school board vote, and now he is asking Kane County voters to make him their next regional superintendent of schools. Cook, the Democratic nominee facing Republican incumbent John K. Jonak in the Nov. 3 election, is campaigning for an office that licenses thousands of educators and inspects every public school building in the county while carrying a disciplinary record from two different districts into the race.

Kane County, IL · 10d

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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.

Niles, IL · 10d

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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.

Evanston, IL · 10d

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COREY BROOKS: Chicago schools are failing kids at the one skill that can change their lives

Only 23% of Chicago fourth graders scored proficient on the 2024 Nation's Report Card, exposing a literacy crisis with devastating consequences.

Chicago, IL · 11d

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Aurora school board president indicted in federal case over kickback accusations: officials

A west suburban school board president has been indicted in a federal case over kickback accusations, according to school officials and court documents.

Aurora, IL · 9d

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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.

Chicago, IL · 12d