Chicago State University seeing big decline in male students — a growing national problem

Chicago State University is a campus that has faced a series of challenges, including a big decline in the number of men studying there. It turns out, that is a growing national problem.

Bus driver shortage forces Oswego schools to go remote
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Thousands of students in Chicago's suburbs had to learn from home on Tuesday because there weren't enough bus drivers to get them to school.

Catholic school reverses course, decides to hire lacrosse coach who's married to a woman after all

A Catholic school in Lisle, Illinois, had "deferred" its offer of employment to Amanda Kammes after she listed her wife as an emergency contact on forms. But students came out with rainbow flags to protest and the school board changed course.

18 Illinois schools named 'Blue Ribbon Schools' by Department of Education

The schools that are honored fit into two categories: schools that are among the state's highest performing, and schools that among the best at closing achievement gaps.

School bus driver shortage cancels in-person learning at Oswego schools

Scores of school buses sat empty in southwest suburban Oswego on Tuesday, as thousands of students couldn’t go to school because of a shortage of school bus drivers.

Students protest after lacrosse coach is fired, apparently because she is married to a woman

Students at Benet Academy in Lisle said that Amanda Kammes was offered the job and had been filling out paperwork when she listed her wife as an emergency contact. The students described Kammes as well-liked and well-qualified for the job.

Loyola University students claim school is ignoring sexual assault complaints

Chicago police said they have not received any reports from alleged victims, however, the accused student has made a criminal report himself, saying a person was harassing him on social media.

Chicago, suburban students accused of school vandalism Tik Tok trend
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Fox 32 obtained letters from the city to the suburbs sent home to parents warning them about the Tik Tok challenge where students are destroying school bathrooms.

Former Lemont high school worker sentenced to less than a year in prison for sexually exploiting students

A mother describes the sentence handed down to a man who worked at a Lemont high school, and took advantage of his position to sexually exploit female students, as a "slap on the wrist."

Family frustrated over former Lemont high school worker's plea deal
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Alejandro Martinez, 30, was sentenced in a plea agreement to 364 days in jail, which is essentially time already served. This means, Martinez will be released in the next couple of days.