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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois schools are now allowed to keep and administer medications that can work against opioid overdoses, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Thursday. The IDPH’s new standing order comes after expanding access to naloxone, or Narcan, in 2015, and a state law revision that took effect on Jan. 1 […]

Monday marks the celebration of Presidents Day in the U.S. and while many will be off work for the federal holiday, they'll also be wondering where they can go...

When Evanston resident Andrea Martinez was picking a school for her son, she had her eyes set on the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies, where he could participate in the school’s Two-Way Immersion program. The program allows students to develop literacy and proficiency in both English and Spanish.  Martinez’s brother had previously attended...

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education voted to begin the process of closing the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies building at its Monday meeting. The process involves following an Illinois School Code requirement that mandates three public hearings about a school building closure before voting to formally close it. The earliest the...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - January is National Radon Action Month, and the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District is encouraging people to learn more about the threat of radon and to test

As we approach the new year, Franczek is pleased to recap the new legislation applicable to K-12 schools that passed in 2023. Below you will find our compilation of this year’s...

More than 100 people attended the Wesclin District 3 Board of Education meeting Monday evening.

Franczek P.C. is pleased to announce the publication of its Legislative Update for schools. A PDF version of the 2024 School Law Legislative Update is now available...

An Illinois teacher reportedly shared in an email thread that she concealed an LGBT club from parents by calling it "Bubbles" with the kids, which the superintendent of the school district clarified is a violation of the district's policies. 

The Regional Board of School Trustees for St. Clair County listened to more than an hour of testimony before discussing their decision in closed session.