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School districts say curriculum changes, not politics, led to them not inviting a Jewish author to return to speak about her Holocaust book.

South suburban schools say they did not invite a Jewish author back to speak to students because of changes to the curriculum and the author’s presentation. For multiple years, schools in North Palos Elementary District 117 and Orland Park Elementary District 135 invited Fern Schumer Chapman of Lake Bluff to speak to elementary and junior high school students about her young adult memoir about ...

As the Chicago area braces for intense heat Wednesday and Thursday, south and southwest suburban schools are taking precautions such as having extra fans inside buildings and postponing events. Regional high schools say that sports practices are being moved indoors where practical, and some high school sports tournaments are being put off until sweltering heat and humidity ease. According to ...

Southwest suburban school districts are taking varied approaches to a judge's ruling that, for now, suspends the mask mandate at some 150 public school districts around the state.

Program helps veterans with PTSD through service dog training The Warrior Canine Connection pairs veterans suffering from PTSD with future service dogs. The dogs they train, as part of their therapy, are eventually placed with wounded veterans who need them. and last updated 2021-06-03 13:44:31-04 BOYDS, Md. — Dole is a rambunctious black Labrador and loves being outdoors. Hes a service dog-in-training and is still getting schooled. “Well, hes a little bit of a goof, which is probably...

By Bob Bong  School districts throughout the southwest suburbs stand to gain millions of dollars from the COVID relief packages passed in response to the pandemic. Local school districts from Orland Park to Evergreen Park, which already received one batch of COVID relief bucks last year, are set to receive more than $78 million from two additional funding packages to help address the many challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic, state Sen. Bill Cunningham announced earlier this month....