Education

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered the commencement address at Northwestern University on Monday. The governor also received an honorary law degree from the university, where he graduated in 1993.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign a book ban bill into law Monday.

Former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel reacted Thursday to the way Japanese children in that country's biggest cities walk to school by themselves, without any fear of violence.

A conservative group, which pushes back against school curriculum it believes is harmful to children, is now being classified as an extremist group.

Chicago Public School teachers and school support staff will get the same 12 weeks of paid parental leave already provided to all 32,000 city employees, thanks to an agreement that Mayor Brandon Johnson forged with the Chicago Teachers Union he once served.

Advocacy groups are calling out Chicago Public Schools for their handling of Hispanic students, giving the district a failing grade.

A Chicago Public Schools graduate is making history. Karla Martinez Rodriguez graduate from Solorio Academy this past weekend, and will be attending Cottey College on a flag football scholarship this fall.

After signing it into law, Gov. J.B. Pritzker displayed the document authorizing the state of Illinois to spend $50 billion in the fiscal year that begins next month.

The class of 2023 double the amount of scholarship money earned to $2.2 million. Mayor Johnson commended the students' achievements with CPS CEO at Orr Academy High School Wednesday morning.

The graduation rate for Black, Latino and Native American men is far below what it is for other demographic groups. Loyola University is working to increase the numbers through an initiative called the Rambler Brotherhood Project.

A local 8th grader is celebrating more than graduation!