You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but you wouldn’t want to go to a school that resembles a prison, would you?
I mean, the Centralia High School Orphans? Come on!
U.S. News and World Report recently unveiled their 2015 rankings. Which Illinois universities and colleges received top marks?
If you don’t think 16 is good enough, don’t worry, because one Illinois high school ranked No. 3 overall in the country!
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Make this your best year ever at college with these 15 helpful college hacks. Ramen not included.
Get in a fun day at the zoo before school starts.
The Chicago ORT Technical Institute will host its annual Open House and Picnic on August 14th 2014 from 5-8pm.
The school district may require that food parents bring in for classes be commercially prepared — including birthday cupcakes or cut-up fruit.
Yik Yak, which lets users post anonymous text messages to anyone within a certain radius, was disabled in Chicago after high schools, including New Trier and Lake Forest, warned parents to take it off their children’s phones.
Yik Yak lets users send anonymous text messages to others in the vicinity. It's being used to verbally abuse students and staff in at least one area school.
Weather conditions will be very cold on Tuesday morning.
Patch will update with further closings.
Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 interviewed six candidates from a large pool of applicants and picked this Skokie assistant superintendent.
10 pizzerias in Skokie, Morton Grove and nearby towns tried to earn diners' votes in the ruthless competition-- a benefit for the D219 Educational Foundation, which helps needy students.
Some are adding days at the end of the year in June, and District 219 is holding school Friday, which was originally going to be a day off.
Gorge on pizza without guilt Jan. 16; the money all goes to help needy Niles Dist. 219 students. And watch the mayors of Skokie, Morton Grove, Niles, Lincolnwood chow down.
Evanston city council members are considering applying for a grant to add security cameras along Church and Dodge.
Here's a list; temperatures are expected to start a slow thaw around noon Tuesday, but will still be brutally cold in the morning.
With temperatures forecast to hover between -12 F and -15 F and wind chills near -50 F, most schools are closing to keep students safe.
With Monday's forecast ranging from -20 F to -6 F, schools are deciding whether to close to keep kids safe.
The reporter takes a tour of Viola Nelson School's high-tech security system, which includes a criminal background check for all visitors.
He replaces former security director Jim DiJohn, who was charged with selling school property, including radios, on eBay.
Out of 128 debaters, Niles West students placed first, second and fifth.
Like many schools throughout the state, Skokie's schools saw significant drops in scores from 2012 as part of the state board's move to raise expectations — or cut scores — for the ISATs, given to third through eighth grade students.
School reconsiders after talking to student and realizing he had no bad intentions.
Members of the District 65 school board will meet with four different search firms as they begin the process of replacing former superintendent Hardy Murphy.
Student loan debt likely will force today's college grads to work longer.
The threat was described as "nonspecific," and a District 219 principal said the district does not believe there is any remaining threat.
The two-pool aquatic center offers many well-thought-out components and a focus on energy efficiency.
Community members will be able to view sky spectacles; students will learn as astronomers do. It's all thanks to a 93-year-old who donated $70,000. Come to the grand opening Oct. 23.
Are kids in the cross-hairs when it comes to potential gun violence at schools?
All are invited to tour it Saturday, Oct. 19 and learn about community swim opportunities.
The students built cardboard boxes to sleep in to raise awareness of homelessness; they also listened to formerly homeless people talking about life on the streets.
They'll brave the cold in cardboard boxes and other 'shanties,' sleeping on hard concrete to raise awareness of the 14,000 homeless in Illinois every night.
The Northbrook coffee shop removed a homecoming image painted by a high school club after receiving complaints. Its corporate office said the store should not have done so.
See why Northern Illinois University in DeKalb got this dubious honor.
Help your little one get a good start to the day with these easy-to-make, healthy morning meals.
Find out how much Jim DiJohn, who was charged with stealing electronics, earned in salary, and whether he will collect benefits.