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Chicago Public Schools Says Special Education Staffing Shift Is Not About Balancing The Budget

Block Club Chicago - Illinois · July 3, 2025

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. CHICAGO — Changes in how Chicago Public Schools staffs its special education...

Illinois top-ranked 2026 boys basketball player transferring to Utah

On3 · July 3, 2025

One of the Illinois’ top Class of 2026 high school basketball players is taking his talents away from the Prairie State and heading to the West Coast. 2026 4-star small forward Gabriel Sularski tells Rivals he’s transferring from Lemont High...

Labor and disability advocates at odds over future of Chicago-area paratransit

Chicago Tribune - Illinois · July 4, 2025

Cathleen O’Brien’s Logan Square apartment is across the street from the California Blue Line station, close enough that she can hear the trains go by. But O’Brien uses a wheelchair, and the California station isn’t accessible. She can’t drive. So...

Chicago ranked among the most overpriced U.S. cities in new study

Time Out ·

Chicagoans can’t catch a break when it comes to the cost of living—at least, according to a new study from home-goods pros Highland Cabinetry, which ranks the most overpriced cities in the U.S. Analyzing a diverse range of metrics that consider...

Chicago Board of Education Approves Resolution Launching Healthy Green Schools Pilot Program

Lawndale News - Illinois · July 3, 2025

Posted by Editor on July 3, 2025 in Health | Comments Off on Chicago Board of Education Approves Resolution Launching Healthy Green Schools Pilot Program During its June meeting, the Chicago Board of Education (Board) unanimously approved a...

Illinois State Climatologist discusses future of careers in weather

Northern Public Radio WNIJ - Illinois · July 3, 2025

Today, WNIJ host Jason Cregier asks Illinois State Climatologist Dr. Trent Ford what the future of careers in weather services may look like for the next generation of forecasters and scientists. Ford says that while you don’t want to discourage...

Born into crisis, gen Z is saving for retirement like no other generation | Gene Marks

The Guardian · July 6, 2025

Research published at the end of last year by the Investment Company Institute with help from the University of Chicago found that gen Z – those born between 1997 and 2012 – are “outpacing” earlier generations in contributing to retirement, having...

Meet the U.S. climate resistance

CBC/Radio-Canada · July 3, 2025

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page. Sign up here to...

Environmental leader focuses on food sovereignty in Meskwaki

North Tama Telegraph - Iowa ·

Shelley Buffalo, 2024 Environmental Leader Award recipient. PHOTO COURTESTY OF THE CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS High on a hill overlooking the Iowa River are two homes surrounded by woods and animals, including dogs, horses, goats, birds, deer, and...

Nations Must Act to Face Climate Crisis, Top Regional Court Says

Inside Climate News · July 4, 2025

Governments’ existing human rights obligations require them to do all they can to mitigate the harms of the climate crisis, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights concluded in a new advisory opinion issued Thursday. The seven-judge panel found...

NASCAR Insider Breaks Silence on Chicago Street Race’s Shaky Future After 3-Year Gamble

Essentially Sports · July 4, 2025

In the summer of 2023, NASCAR roared into downtown Chicago for its very first street race. Dubbed the Grant Park 220, with Cup and Xfinity series cars weaving past Buckingham Fountain, along Lakeshore Drive, and under the shadow of skyscrapers, it...

Gabriel Sularski, top senior in Illinois for basketball, leaves Lemont for Utah power. ‘Can’t wait to get started.’

Chicago Tribune - Illinois · July 4, 2025

After just one season at Lemont, star guard Gabriel Sularski is leaving the state for his senior year. Sularski, who had been ranked as the top player in Illinois for the 2026 class by Rivals, is transferring to Layton Christian Academy in Utah....

These Century-Old Chicago Silos Are Slated for Demolition. Neighbors Want to Save Them

Inside Climate News · July 3, 2025

CHICAGO—Southwest Side residents implored city health and planning officials last week to reconsider the future of two century-old towering grain elevators, empty for years, that an asphalt company wants to demolish. Thursday, the city issued the...

Chicago falls behind federal guidelines for replacing lead pipes

WBEZ - Illinois ·

In Chicago, more than two-thirds of children under six years old are exposed to lead in drinking water. Efforts to replace the pipes have been sluggish. A Biden-era mandate aimed at speeding things up would require cities like Chicago to finish...

Illinois Education Association Region 5 honors 6 Triad educators for outstanding commitment to their schools, students and communities

The Troy Times Tribune - Illinois · July 2, 2025

EDWARDSVILLE – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) Region 5 honored educators from Litchfield, Mount Olive, Troy and St. Jacob for their outstanding commitment to their schools, their students, their communities and to public education. The...

Illinois Education Association Region 45 honors pair of Collinsville educators for going above, beyond for their public school

The Troy Times Tribune - Illinois · July 2, 2025

EDWARDSVILLE – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) Region 45 honored educators from Collinsville for their outstanding commitment to their schools, universities, students and communities. The IEA Region 45 award recipients were nominated and...

Chicago Public Schools leaders: Special education staffing changes are not about the deficit

Chalkbeat ·

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Data analysis by Thomas Wilburn Changes in how Chicago Public Schools staffs its special education programs are coming under intense...

Illinois enacts wide-ranging laws covering budgets, healthcare, environment

McHenry Times - Illinois · July 1, 2025

Starting July 1, a series of new laws will be implemented across Illinois. These measures span various sectors including human rights, education, health care, insurance, judiciary, and more. The state budget is set to enact a $55 billion budget...

Chicago Public Media launches new social media political explainer series with Lynn Sweet

WBEZ - Illinois · July 2, 2025

We’re excited to announce that Lynn Sweet, the Chicago Sun-Times’ longtime Washington bureau chief, has accepted an innovative new role creating and experimenting with audience-focused journalism across Chicago Public Media. This move will...

Langley: Four sustainability myths holding DeKalb back – and 5 simple fixes

The Mid Week - Illinois ·

Ask 10 neighbors what sustainability means, and seven will picture trees or recycling bins. Few mention paychecks, health or utility bills – yet that is where the benefits show up. Here are four myths that keep DeKalb from cashing in. Myth 1:...