Education
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Cook County awards $191 million in loans to bridge property tax payout gapSep 21, 2026 11:25 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office awarded stopgap loans to 32 villages, library and school districts worth $191 million, an effort to dull the impact ...
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Pocketbook questions on the ballotSep 19, 2026 10:19 am - School districts and other government entities across Cook, DuPage, Kane and Lake counties have placed questions on the November ballot to seek voter approval for property tax increases and borrowing authority. Here is a look at some of them.
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Midterm elections bring wave of referendums to suburban votersSep 19, 2026 10:14 am - A slew of measures to increase property taxes to fund school renovations, library expansions and other projects are among the referendums suburban voters will consider when they head to the polls this fall.
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Lake County voters to decide on sales tax to pay for school improvementsSep 17, 2026 4:30 pm - Voters throughout Lake County will be asked Nov. 3 whether a 1% sales tax should be imposed to be used exclusively to improve school facilities or to hire school resource officers and mental health professionals.
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Ethics probe clears District 214 for pre-referendum polling, but critic calls it ‘unwritten loophole’Sep 17, 2026 6:14 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 was cleared of ethics violations after an investigation into pre-referendum polling activities. The complainant disputes the findings.
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District 128 considering digital scoreboardsSep 17, 2026 6:12 am - Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 officials appear receptive to replacing aging scoreboards with upgraded digital versions. But they are seeking more detail before committing to a program estimated to cost about $1.4 million over seven years.
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North Central College breaks ground on new student commonsSep 16, 2026 6:35 pm - On Oct. 10, North Central College in Naperville will hold a ground-breaking ceremony for a 60,000-square-foot student commons to be built in two phases. The first phase will be a 30,000-square-foot dining center featuring expanded seating for 500 students and various food service options.
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Legislative panel weighs in on children’s mental health, data centers and state vs. local controlSep 16, 2026 4:26 pm - A panel of Republican and Democratic state legislators came together Wednesday in Barrington to discuss a variety of topics, including the impact of social media and technology on children’s mental health and whether data centers should be under state or local control.
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Students invited to create sign as part of Lake County’s long-range transportation planSep 16, 2026 1:18 pm - The Lake County Division of Transportation invites students in grades six through eight to participate in the Create-A-Sign Contest as part of Envision 2050, the county’s long-range transportation plan.
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U-46’s proposed $1.03B budget uses surplus money to cover $208 million deficit
Sep 16, 2026 11:50 am - Elgin Area School District U-46’s proposed 2026-27 budget calls for $1.03 billion in expenditures, $821.7 million in revenue and a $208.6 million deficit that will be covered by using surplus fund balances.