Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen and Dr. Lilana Fargo will be speaking at an event at Oakton Community College on April 21.
As reported by Patch earlier, about 300 high school students don't take lunch, but take more classes instead. Now, board members are looking to require students take "four years of lunch" before graduating.
A small group of Lincolnwood residents have created big changes in their community. In as little as three months, two board members have resigned. The superintendent and assistant superintendent have also left the school district.
After being reelected to another term, Lincolnwood School District board president Amy Frankel has officially resigned. Frankel was elected by a 4-3 vote by board members last week.
The nominees for Patch Athlete of the Week: Maine South's Kyle Richardson, Niles North's Dave Bacalla, Glenbrook North's Colleen Ahern, Evanston's Charlie Binford and Glenbrook South's Sully Stadler.
This baseball pitcher has been on fire as of late, and it looks like he's also this week's Athlete of the Week.
It was a real display of fireworks during a Lincolnwood School District 74 board meeting on Thursday evening. The school district is in violation of state code, and several candidates who were poised to become superintendent walked out of the meeting.
Yesterday's open session started at 11:14 p.m. and ended about two minutes later. The school is currently dealing with the departure of their superintendent and assistant superintendent. Their business superintendent is also on administrative leave.
The nominees are: Glenbrook North's Brad Margolin, Niles West's Jewell Loyd, Maine South's Emily O'Grady, Deerfield's Xander Horwitz, Evanston's Izzy Bergman
This Athlete of the Week winner scored 42 goals during his hockey season.
Schools try to discourage practice, saying students need a break. But hundreds go without a lunch period; they eat in class with teachers' permission.
Lincolnwood District 74 board members told the media that they are 'legally obligated' not to disclose any compensation information regarding superintendent Mark Klaisner's resignation.
Lincolnwood School District 74 Superintendent Mark Klaisner resigned on Tuesday. Assistant Superintendent Susan Brandt retired. The moves come after a group of Lincolnwood residents began questioning district spending.
This week's nominees are: Glenbrook South's Kevin Hamilton, New Trier's Morgan Crane, Deerfield's Mike Wiigemansen, Niles North's Kristin Reichert and Evanston's Allie Managlia.
See who was proclaimed this week's Athlete of the Week.
Will School District 74 get to build a new, $25 million Lincoln Hall? Residents took to the ballot box today to voice their approval. We will be posting live results as they come in, so keep checking back here for the final results.
The nominees for this week's Athlete of the Week are: Evanston's Xavier Levy, Glenbrook South's Tom Meyer, Glenbrook North's Jenny McTague, New Trier's Jess Weaver and Maine East's Tyler Glowacki.
An open house walk through at Lincoln Hall attracted about 30 residents on Saturday morning. Some of the issues include replacing the roof or adding sprinkler systems to the school. See our photo gallery for more details.
We tried a new voting method, but still was able to crown an Athlete of the Week
The nominees for Athlete of the Week are: Glenbrook North's Jared Prost, Evanston's Josh Irving, New Trier's Isabelle Baneaux, Niles West's Casey Mahoney-Muno and Glenbrook South's J.J. Connor
More than 400 votes were cast in last week's contest, see who won Athlete of the Week.
The nominees for Athlete of the Week are: Niles North's Lorenzo Dillard, Loyola Academy's Michelle Ricolcol, New Trier's Ethan Smith, Highland Park's Lucas Nudelman and
With more than 8,000 votes cast, see who took this week's honor as Athlete of the Week
Nominees for Patch Athlete of the Week: Niles West's Jewell Loyd, Deerfield's Danny Katz, Glenbrook North's Mark Johnson, Highland Park's Jake Norcia, Loyola Academy's Kathleen Stralka.
Nominees for Athlete of the Week are Deerfield's Artie Bess, New Trier's Elana Benishay, Niles North's Mariyah Henley, Glenbrook North's Andrew McAuliffe and Loyola's Lauren Kriz.
More than 120 Illinois high schools competed last weekend at the IHSA Chess Championship. Niles North came out on top for the third time since 2006.
Nominees for Athlete of the Week: Maine South's Jacqui Grant, New Trier's M.J. Pritchard, Evanston's Terrell Farmby, Deerfield's Christine Stitcher and Niles North's Karol Mlynarski
With more than 48,000 votes cast, see who took this week's honor as Athlete of the Week
This week's nominees for Athlete of the Week: Evanston's Leonard Garron, Glenbrook South's Olivia Smoliga, Maine West's Jordan Pessah, Niles West's Molly Kleppin, and North Shore Country Day's Austin Curren.
With more than 1,400 votes cast, see who took this week's honor as Athlete of the Week
Lincolnwood School District 74 board member Richard Ruderman resigned during an "emergency" meeting in the basement of Lincoln Hall last Saturday.
The nominees for Athlete of the Week: Glenbrook North's Jim McPike, Niles West's Dashae Shumate, Maine West's Brittany Collins, New Trier's Sam Stoddart and Maine South's Michael Zadlo.
With more than 71,000 votes cast, see who took this week's honor as Athlete of the Week.
The nominees for Athlete of the Week: New Trier's Maggie Lyon, Deerfield's Zach Cole, Niles West's Ryan Miller, Niles North's Billy Voitik and Highland Park's Jake Zuckerman.
Area eateries competed Thursday night in an effort to raise funds to help needy students at Niles North and Niles West High School.
With more than 300 votes cast, check out who took this week's honor as Athlete of the Week.
Led by all star Jewell Loyd, the Niles West Wolves are ranked 21st in the state by the Chicago Sun-Times.
The nominees for Patch Athlete of the Week: New Trier's Max Grodecki, Oak Park-River Forest's Hailey Hoye, Highland Park's Jake Norcia, Glenbrook South's Molly McDonagh, Maine West's Michelle Madalinski.
With more than 15,000 votes cast, find out who won this week's Patch Athlete of the Week.
A dozen local pizza shops will raise money for charity during the second annual Pizza Wars on Jan. 19.