Education
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Districts 75, 120 provide thermometers to families in needJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - As students prepare to return to classrooms, two Mundelein school districts want to ensure any family that needs a working thermometer gets one at no cost. Parents in Mu...
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Joliet Junior College Partners with Suncast CorporationJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - The growing demand for skilled workers in the advanced manufacturing sector continues to be at the forefront of discussions among business leaders and educators. Whethe...
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Naperville, utility association offering scholarshipsJan 17, 2021 12:00 am - Naperville is holding a scholarship competition for high school seniors whose parents or guardians are city utility customers. Offered in partnership with the Illinois M...
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Schaumburg Library offers free Gale coursesJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - Interactive, instructor-led Gale courses on a multitude of topics are available for free to Schaumburg Township District Library cardholders. This service includes Gale'...
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Round Lake-area students set for partial return in MarchJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 is planning to return students to classrooms under a hybrid learning plan with some students beginning March 8, almost a year after the...
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MCC offers tool to help students schedule classesJan 14, 2021 10:00 pm - McHenry County College is taking the complication out of creating a class schedule. The college recently launched a Simple Scheduling tool that can help students create ...
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'I've been aware of Barrington for years,' says District 220 superintendent pickJan 14, 2021 4:30 am - Robert Hunt, who will become Barrington Area Unit District 220's superintendent on July 1, said he was not looking for a new job when a recruiter approached him a few mo...
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Bill banning locked seclusion and face-down restraints in Illinois schools stalls
Jan 14, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story was originally published by ProPublica. Illinois lawmakers had the support to ban schools from locking students alone in a room or physically r...
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Vernon Hills High AP Bio instructor makes e-learning collaborative, engagingJan 13, 2021 5:00 am - One morning last month, Chris Wolf set up his monitors in a corner of Room 1830 at Vernon Hills High School and prepared for another day of remote teaching. The sleek ne...
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Libertyville students release album to benefit charityJan 13, 2021 4:30 am - The final project of the Libertyville High School music production class is being called an album, but it wasn't created on vinyl. “I wasn't sure what to call it since i...