Lake County Schools
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From student teacher to principal: Grow rises through the ranks to become new Hersey HS leaderMay 08, 2026 5:24 pm - An educator who started her career as a student teacher at John Hersey High School at age 22 has risen through the ranks to become the Arlington Heights school’s next principal.
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A ‘little stressful’: U of I, suburban school students deal with Canvas outage caused by cyberattackMay 08, 2026 10:00 am - As a result of the Canvas outage, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign postponed all final exams and assignments scheduled for Friday or this weekend. The outage hit not only higher academia. It also disrupted suburban Chicago school districts.
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Baseball: Grayslake Central continues its grip on NLCC, downs GrantMay 07, 2026 8:56 pm - The difference between wining and losing is such a fine line. And for Grayslake Central, the Rams look to be on the plus side of that line. Grayslake Central played a nea...
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Judge denies release for teen charged with taking police officer’s gun from schoolMay 07, 2026 8:02 pm - A teen who authorities say took the firearm an Arlington Heights police officer left in a school restroom on Monday will remain in jail while his case is pending, a Cook County judge ruled Thursday.
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‘It always led here’: She started teaching at 47 and is now a Golden Apple Award winnerMay 07, 2026 5:34 pm - Kristina Lancaster, who teaches fourth graders at Big Hollow Elementary School in Ingleside, was honored Thursday with a Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. She took a circuitous route to teaching, starting at age 47 in 2017.
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Boys volleyball: Stevenson slips by WarrenMay 06, 2026 9:43 pm - After falling behind 12-8 in the second set as Warren scored unanswered four points to take its largest lead of the match, Stevenson coach Eric Goolish reminded his playe...
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Baseball: Belo, Barrington sweep PalatineMay 06, 2026 8:52 pm - Paul Belo’s return to Palatine was a successful one. Belo, who was named head coach of Barrington after retiring from Palatine two years ago, directed Barrington to a six...
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Will voters back a new sales tax to fund Lake County school needs?May 06, 2026 7:33 pm - An initiative for a countywide sales tax to fund certain public school needs continues to advance though there is a way to go before voters would have a say.
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Teens arrested, but Arlington Heights school resource officer’s gun still missingMay 06, 2026 6:59 pm - Two teens face felony charges in connection with the disappearance of an Arlington Heights police officer’s gun after it was mistakenly left in a school bathroom Monday, authorities announced Wednesday.
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Former Barrington High student detained as part of flotilla sailing to GazaMay 06, 2026 4:50 pm - A former Barrington resident wants to rejoin a group sailing to bring aid to Gaza after a flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces and later handed over to Greek authorities on Crete.