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‘Built with love’: New school building for blind, deaf students takes flight

‘Built with love’: New school building for blind, deaf students takes flight

“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 U46 Superintendent’s Scholar

Seigle Foundation surprises U46 Superintendent’s Scholar

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.

 
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Chronic absenteeism numbers dip for third year; state launches special task force to address problem

Chronic absenteeism numbers dip for third year; state launches special task force to address problem

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

Geneva High aims to help more students get college credit while still in high school

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.

 
As more suburban schools switch to artificial turf, injury debate carries on

As more suburban schools switch to artificial turf, injury debate carries on

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.

 
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What new ACT data shows of student proficiency in 2025 school report card

What new ACT data shows of student proficiency in 2025 school report card

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.

 
Public school ‘advocate and supporter’ selected to fill vacancy on District 128 board

Public school ‘advocate and supporter’ selected to fill vacancy on District 128 board

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’

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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District 15 superintendent retiring at end of school year

District 15 superintendent retiring at end of school year

Palatine Township Elementary School District 15 Superintendent Laurie Heinz will retire at the end of the school year, ending a seven-year tenure highlighted by the passage of a $93 million referendum and successful negotiations with the Chicago Bears to settle a property-tax fight.

 
Judson University debuts live-work architecture center

Judson University debuts live-work architecture center

The Future Architect Fund, in partnership with Elgin’s Judson University, recently opened Glunz Hall, a hybrid live-work residence and design studio for the university’s master of architecture program.

 

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