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Stark County teacher earns prestigious Illinois State alumni honor galesburg.com/story/news/edu…
Stark County teacher earns prestigious Illinois State alumni honor

Stark County teacher earns prestigious Illinois State alumni honor

Stark County special education teacher Leslie Rennick has been inducted into the Illinois State University College of Education Hall of Fame.

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D65 proficiencies outpace statewide average evanstonnow.com/d65-proficie…
D65 proficiencies outpace statewide average - Evanston Now

D65 proficiencies outpace statewide average - Evanston Now

In English, math and science.

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Minooka 201 Achieves Strong Proficiency Gains, Continued Accelerated Growth Across Core Subjects in 2026 Illinois Report Card wcsjnews.com/news/local/mino…
Minooka 201 Achieves Strong Proficiency Gains, Continued Accelerated Growth Across Core Subjects in...

Minooka 201 Achieves Strong Proficiency Gains, Continued Accelerated Growth Across Core Subjects in...

Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 is reporting strong academic gains in the 2026 Illinois Report Card, with students outperforming state averages in English language arts, math and...

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Minooka High School Board Approves Audit, Snow Removal Contract and Auditorium Project Bid wcsjnews.com/news/local/mino…
Minooka High School Board Approves Audit, Snow Removal Contract and Auditorium Project Bid

Minooka High School Board Approves Audit, Snow Removal Contract and Auditorium Project Bid

The Minooka Community High School District 111 Board of Education approved several items during a recent meeting. Superintendent Robert Schiffbauer spoke with WCSJ about repairs to the Central Campus...

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Sycamore school board hires two legal firms for different legal services shawlocal.com/daily-chronicl…

Sycamore school board hires two legal firms for different legal services

Before the vote, Michael DeVito asked about the costs associated with the legal representation. “Two law firms doesn’t mean twice the legal cost, right?” DeVito said.

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Madison County teacher’s new book introduces children to Leclaire’s history theintelligencer.com/news/ar…
Madison County teacher’s new book introduces children to Leclaire’s history

Madison County teacher’s new book introduces children to Leclaire’s history

“It brings me great joy, just like being in the classroom, to think that this might be something that is not only informative, but also somewhat entertaining," Lane says.

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Tangle with Springfield forms crux of school board president debate on CPS finances chicagotribune.com/2026/10/3…
Tangle with Springfield forms crux of school board president debate on CPS finances

Tangle with Springfield forms crux of school board president debate on CPS finances

Chicago school board president candidates disagree on solutions for the district’s precarious finances.

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D65 adds superintendent search session evanstonnow.com/d65-adds-sup…
D65 adds superintendent search session - Evanston Now

D65 adds superintendent search session - Evanston Now

Public opinion survey deadliine also extended.

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Indian Prairie D204 sees lower absenteeism rates, continued high proficiency rates on 2026 Illinois Report Card - Chicago Tribune chicagotribune.com/2026/10/3…
Indian Prairie D204 sees lower absenteeism rates, continued high proficiency rates on 2026 Illinois...

Indian Prairie D204 sees lower absenteeism rates, continued high proficiency rates on 2026 Illinois...

School District 204 continued to post high proficiency rates in ELA, math and science, and again saw chronic absenteeism rates fall, per the latest data.

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Candidates for South Side Board of Education Spots Split on Key Issues at Community Forum southsideweekly.com/candidat…
Candidates for South Side Board of Education Spots Split on Key Issues at Community Forum

Candidates for South Side Board of Education Spots Split on Key Issues at Community Forum

ore than 120 people gathered at the Experimental Station in Woodlawn on Monday, October 26, to hear from four South Side candidates running in next week’s elections for the Chicago Board of Educati...

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Class sizes climb at Mahomet-Seymour High School, ease at elementary and junior high schools mahometdaily.com/class-sizes…
Class sizes climb at Mahomet-Seymour High School, ease at elementary and junior high schools -...

Class sizes climb at Mahomet-Seymour High School, ease at elementary and junior high schools -...

Newly released Illinois Report Card data show how class sizes have changed across the Mahomet-Seymour School District since 2018, with records extending through the 2025-26 school year. The distric...

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Graduation rates rise as dropouts fall in Bloomington's School District 87 centralillinoisproud.com/new…
Graduation rates rise as dropouts fall in Bloomington’s School District 87

Graduation rates rise as dropouts fall in Bloomington’s School District 87

Bloomington’s School District 87 saw its four-year graduation rate rise to 88 percent and its dropout rate fall to 4.8 percent according to its latest annual report from the Illinois Board of…

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Report card shows mixed grades for Illinois Quad-Cities schools kwqc.com/2026/10/30/report-c…
Report card shows mixed grades for Illinois Quad-Cities schools

Report card shows mixed grades for Illinois Quad-Cities schools

The state publishes data every year for every school and district in Illinois, everything from demographics to spending to how well students are learning in the classroom.

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All 3 D90 schools earn Exemplary status in 2025-26 Illinois Report Card oakpark.com/2026/10/30/d90-s…
All District 90 Schools Rated Exemplary

All District 90 Schools Rated Exemplary

Each River Forest School District 90 school earned an Exemplary rating from the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Chicago school board member Rivas scrutinized over 2018 work suspension chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/1…
Chicago school board member faces scrutiny over 2018 work suspension

Chicago school board member faces scrutiny over 2018 work suspension

Board member Carlos Rivas said the events in question happened during a difficult period in his life and he took responsibility. Still, some parents called for him to step down.

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Report author: Illinois has 'unique' debt problem thecentersquare.com/illinois…
Report author: Illinois has 'unique' debt problem

Report author: Illinois has 'unique' debt problem

(The Center Square) – According to a new report, Illinois is one of five states with more than $30,000 in debt per capita.

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Former LW210 Superintendent Lawrence Wyllie Dies, A Complicated Legacy Left Behind patch.com/illinois/newlenox/…
Former LW210 Superintendent Lawrence Wyllie Dies, A Complicated Legacy Left Behind

Former LW210 Superintendent Lawrence Wyllie Dies, A Complicated Legacy Left Behind

Wyllie served as superintendent for nearly 25 years. Federal charges against him were dropped in 2024 amid his poor health.

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Brook Park Elementary earns Illinois' highest exemplary rating - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark rblandmark.com/2026/10/30/br…
Brook Park Elementary earns Illinois’ highest exemplary rating

Brook Park Elementary earns Illinois’ highest exemplary rating

Brook Park Elementary School earned Exemplary status from the Illinois State Board of Education on its annual 2025-26 Illinois Report Card.

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Sages kindergartner competing to be a superhero journal-republican.com/news/…
Sages kindergartner competing to be a superhero

Sages kindergartner competing to be a superhero

By NORA MABERRY

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Teen threatens violence on social media towards Urbana High School newschannel20.com/news/local…
Teen threatens violence on social media towards Urbana High School

Teen threatens violence on social media towards Urbana High School

URBANA, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - The Urbana Police Department have arrested a 14-year-old Urbana High School student following an investigation into a social media post threatening violence at Urbana High...

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