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Vandalism Reported At New Lenox Elementary School wjol.com/vandalism-reported-…

Vandalism Reported At New Lenox Elementary School - 1340 WJOL

In New Lenox, vandalism was reported at Haines Elementary School last week. The report came in on...

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Players with special needs and ETHS student volunteers bond at Buddy Ball evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…

Buddy Ball bonds student athlete and special needs communities - Evanston RoundTable

On May 31, organizers Jana Westover, Liz Haag Schroeder and Natalia Moreno Polomarkakis were busy setting up for the final Buddy Ball game of the spring

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Homewood uses bonds to finance school improvements hfchronicle.com/2026/06/14/h…

Homewood uses bonds to finance school improvements - HF Chronicle

The District 153 school board agreed to sell $7 million working cash bonds and $11.26 million in life safety bonds to finance improvements at Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools. At its June 9...

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Recent Joliet grads represent Illinois at SkillsUSA National Conference shawlocal.com/the-herald-new…

Recent Joliet grads represent Illinois at SkillsUSA National Conference

Ozziel Lara of Joliet Central and Grace Orth of Joliet West competed among more than 6,500 state champions from across the country.

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Back-to-School physicals required for many Illinois students before fall classes begin capitolcitynow.com/news/2488…

Back-to-School physicals required for many Illinois students before fall classes begin - Capitol...

Dr. Mackenzie Heywood, a pediatrician with Memorial Care on Koke Mill Road, said many Illinois students will need a physical examination before they can begin classes this fall.

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These three CPS grads weathered ICE, COVID and more. These are the lessons they’ll carry with them. chicago.suntimes.com/educati…

These three CPS grads weathered ICE, COVID and more. These are the lessons they’ll carry with them.

Destiny Singleton, Rigoberto De La Torre Fonseca and Zachary McCarney recently graduated from Chicago Public Schools as part of the class of 2026. With diplomas in hand, here’s what they’re reflect...

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Retirees 2026: Thomas took on various roles at H-F High hfchronicle.com/2026/06/13/r…

Retirees 2026: Thomas took on various roles at H-F High - HF Chronicle

Over the past 28 years, Kevin Thomas has been a Homewood-Flossmoor High School classroom English teacher, was the EDDA magazine advisor, a WHFH radio supervisor using his FCC license, and Career and...

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Community mourns loss of Lowndes Middle School principal - WEEK | 25 News Now wsfa.com/video/2026/06/13/co…

Community mourns loss of Lowndes Middle School principal

The Lowndes County community is mourning the loss of longtime educator and Lowndes Middle School principal Christopher Chambers.

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ROE26 Announces First-Ever Champions of Education Award Winners 977wmoi.com/2026/06/roe26-an…
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Greenbriar School Construction Begins Under Build 28 Plan: District | Northbrook - Patch patch.com/illinois/northbroo…

Greenbriar School Construction Begins Under Build 28 Plan: District

The project includes a new classroom wing, cafetorium addition and multipurpose room renovations at the Northbrook school.

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Elementary school roof blows off into nearby home during storm in Danville wcia.com/news/vermilion-coun…

Elementary school roof blows off into nearby home during storm in Danville

DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — In Vermilion County, the roof of one school blew across the street and in the yard, and on top, of a neighboring home Thursday. It happened in Danville at Mark Denman …

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District 214 superintendent gets 5% raise, contract extension dailyherald.com/20260612/art…

District 214 superintendent gets 5% raise, contract extension

Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Superintendent Scott Rowe has received a 5% raise and contract extension until 2031, the school board decided. Rowe is finishing his third year at the helm...

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Eye On Illinois: We can solve almost any government problem with more money, right? shawlocal.com/opinion/2026/0…

Eye On Illinois: We can solve almost any government problem with more money, right?

That said … real fixes aren’t possible without extra money, either, otherwise the problems probably wouldn’t persist. And so it’s back to the beginning: absent additional spending, no improvements...

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Retirees 2026: D233 business manager’s long career always relied on math hfchronicle.com/2026/06/12/r…

Retirees 2026: D233 business manager's long career always relied on math - HF Chronicle

Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 business manager Lawrence Cook is retiring after 24 years in education.

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Retreat provides J-MG board strategic planning time metropolisplanet.com/news/re…

Retreat provides J-MG board strategic planning time

With Joppa-Maple Grove school district just completing its third school year with all 14 grades on one campus, its school board was asked to think outside of the box Saturday,

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Coal City School Board Approves Pay Increases For Support Staff & Raising Substitute Teachers Pay wcsjnews.com/news/local/coal…

Coal City School Board Approves Pay Increases For Support Staff & Raising Substitute Teachers Pay

Support staff members at Coal City School District will be receiving pay increases. Here is Coal City School Superintendent Chris Spencer.

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Cultivating Knowledge in Agriculture: Summer Agriculture Academy for Teachers mississippivalleypublishing.…

Cultivating Knowledge in Agriculture: Summer Agriculture Academy for Teachers

Sixteen educators from across Hancock County spent June 9-10 expanding their knowledge of agriculture and related industries through the Summer Agriculture for Teachers professional development...

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Proposal calls for mix of apartments, retail on Pleviak school property in Lake Villa dailyherald.com/20260611/con…

Proposal calls for mix of apartments, retail on Pleviak school property in Lake Villa

A concept proposed for the historic Pleviak Elementary School property on a busy corner in Lake Villa includes a mix of apartments in several buildings, ground-floor retail space and public gathering...

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Peoria superintendent makes final push to save teacher grant as she prepares to leave district wcbu.org/local-news/2026-06-…

Peoria superintendent makes final push to save teacher grant as she prepares to leave district

Peoria School District 150 Superintendent Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat is using some of her final weeks in office to fight for continued funding of the Teacher Vacancy Grant, a state program she said...

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ACT exam moved to Lane Tech as ETHS continues recovering from ransomware attack evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…

ACT exam moved to Lane Tech as ETHS continues recovering from ransomware attack - Evanston RoundT...

Ongoing issues related to a ransomware incident at Evanston Township High School have forced the relocation of an ACT exam that was scheduled to take

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