4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (706+ words) Yorkville School District 115 Superintendent Matt Zediker discusses overcrowding at the district's schools to City Council during its Jan. 27 meeting. (Joey Weslo) Heading into a $159 million referendum for two new school buildings to address overcrowding issues, Yorkville School District 115 Superintendent Matt…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (620+ words) Oswego School District 308 officials have been meeting with parents, community members and local organizations regarding the $317 million bond referendum that will be on the Nov. 3 ballot at an upcoming meeting. (Eric Schelkopf) “These conversations at homeowner association meetings, community gatherings…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (87+ words) The DeKalb County Retired Teachers’ Association will hold a meeting for retired DeKalb County teachers on Sept. 8 at the Lincoln Inn at Faranda’s (Shaw Media) Members of the DeKalb County Retired Teachers’ Association will meet at 11 a.m. Sept. 8 at Lincoln…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (377+ words) A painted sidewalk and a big sign welcomed Oregon Elementary School students this week as the 2022-23 school year began for the Oregon School District on Monday. (Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media) The Oregon Community Unit School District 220 Board of Education has…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (399+ words) Hours after the social media giant Meta agreed last Wednesday to settle a case brought by 47 state attorneys general and implement reforms to protect children from social media harms, the Illinois Federation of Teachers issued a demand that all of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (994+ words) Troy Craughwell Elementary School on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 in Joliet. (Gary Middendorf) Shorewood and Joliet voters in Troy School District 30-C will be asked on Nov. 3 to approve a referendum that would prevent a tax rate decrease in 2028, according to the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (445+ words) An entrance to the Water's Edge retail and residential development in Crystal Lake. (Michelle Meyer) A 1% sales tax that was to be imposed exclusively on those shopping at businesses in the new Crystal Lake Water’s Edge development was dissolved before…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (504+ words) Bradley Elementary School District 61 is looking at a tentative deficit of about $146,000 for its fiscal year 2027 budget. The district is expecting $24,466,000 in revenue, an increase of about $400,000 from the previous year’s budget, along with $24,602,430 in expenses, an increase of about…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (473+ words) The Rochelle Elementary School District recently completed its Tilton Elementary School renovation and addition project. (Jeff Helfrich) The Rochelle Elementary School District recently completed a $14,237,000 Tilton Elementary School remodel and expansion project, District Business Manager Kevin Dale said Aug. 18. The…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (395+ words) Melissa Yu, co-director of facility operations for DeKalb School District 428, briefs the school board on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, about the status of the district's summer projects. (Megann Horstead) Students in DeKalb schools returned to newly cleaned buildings and upgraded facilities over…...