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Geneva High School students to see expanded course offerings next year

By Brenda Schory
Nov 04, 2025 12:58 pm - Geneva High School students will see one new course and modifications to six existing courses in the 2026-27 school year, after the school board approves.
McHenry County College student injured in class

By Janelle Walker
Nov 04, 2025 8:46 am - A student at McHenry County College was injured on campus Monday afternoon, calling in emergency responders, according to the school’s communications department.
‘Built with love’: New school building for blind, deaf students takes flight

By Marni Pyke
Nov 03, 2025 7:35 pm - “This new facility is more than brick and mortar, it symbolizes hope,” advocates said at opening of new Philip J. Rock Center and School in Glen Ellyn.
Seigle Foundation surprises U-46 Superintendent’s Scholar

Submitted by Seigle Foundation
Nov 03, 2025 10:21 am - Elgin High graduate Gael Flores received a $2,000 scholarship from the U-46 Educational Foundation to study nursing at Aurora University. The Seigle Foundation, a major donor to the Superintendent's Scholarship fund, invited Gael for coffee after receiving his handwritten thank-you note.
Chronic absenteeism numbers dip for third year; state launches special task force to address problem

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Nov 01, 2025 3:50 pm - Amid a statewide decline in students missing school, Illinois is launching a Chronic Absence Task Force to study statewide strategies to further reduce chronic absenteeism across all grade levels, state education officials said.
Geneva High aims to help more students get college credit while still in high school

By Brenda Schory
Nov 01, 2025 2:43 pm - When a Geneva High School student takes a dual-credit class, it can be applied toward a bachelor’s degree. And the district now is looking to expand such course offerings.
What new ACT data shows of student proficiency in 2025 school report card

By Madhu Krishnamurthy and Eric Peterson
Nov 01, 2025 12:00 pm - More than two-thirds of suburban high schools scored above 50% proficiency in English language arts and nearly half scored above 50% proficiency in mathematics on the ACT college entrance exam, according to the 2025 Illinois School Report Card data.
As more suburban schools switch to artificial turf, injury debate carries on

By Dave Oberhelman
Nov 01, 2025 12:00 pm - As more and more synthetic turf fields are installed at suburban high school athletic fields, questions remain about whether they leave athletes more susceptible to injury.
Public school ‘advocate and supporter’ selected to fill vacancy on District 128 board

By Mick Zawislak
Oct 31, 2025 5:17 pm - Vernon Hills resident and former Lake County Board member was selected from 22 applicants to fill a vacancy on the Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 board.
Metea Valley Theater puts on Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’

Submitted by Metea Valley Theater
Oct 31, 2025 1:49 am - Metea Valley Theater presents Shakespeare's "Macbeth" from Nov. 6-8, exploring ambition, power, and guilt through the story of a Scottish general who becomes king through murder and treachery.

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