Student loan repayment: Strategies for graduates facing the financial clock

The clock has run out - for now - and it’s time for millions of college graduates to pay up. Their first student loan payment in about three years is due Oct. 1. That’s because the government no longer has them on hold due to the pandemic.

Sustainability Center opens at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

A new Sustainability Center at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum offers suggestions on how to make better choices to save the planet.

E. coli outbreak at Huntley High School under investigation
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The McHenry County Health Department has confirmed six cases of E. coli at Huntley High School. The first case was reported Sunday.

Activities canceled over threat at Round Lake High School
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A Round Lake High School student attacked a staffer Tuesday night and posed a threat to campus the following day leading the district to cancel school Thursday. School will be back in session Friday.

CPS celebrates International Peace Day
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CPS students and staff joined members of the community Thursday morning to celebrate International Peace Day. Elementary students also participated in a peace walk.

Esports lab opens at Wisconsin technical college
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There are more than $18 million in scholarships across the country for students to play videos games. Bret Lemoine takes us inside an Esports lab at a college in Wisconsin.

Louie's Law: Illinois legislation sets new standard for drug education in schools

For years, the primary approach to teaching kids about drugs was to "just say no." Now, a new Illinois law signed this summer is expanding that method.

University of Chicago to break ground on $815M cancer research center

The University of Chicago is set to break ground this week on the city's first freestanding facility for cancer care and research.

New report ranks top universities in Illinois

A U.S. News and World report says that the University of Chicago is no longer Illinois' best university.

Samsung to provide $5M in scholarships to U of I students

Samsung plans to provide $5 million in scholarships to students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign over the next several years.

New report lists top universities in Illinois
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A U.S. News and World report says that the University of Chicago is no longer Illinois' best university.

Samsung to provide $5M in scholarships to U of I students
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Samsung plans to provide $5 million in scholarships to students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign over the next several years.