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Almost as if on cue, a classroom ceiling at Lockport Township High School’s Central Campus collapsed less than 24 hours before the district’s School Board met to discuss a referendum aimed at improving the condition of the 114-year-old building. Just hours after the collapse, the Lockport Township High School District 205 board agreed during a special meeting to vote Nov. 20 on placing an $80 ...

Students were evacuated from Lockport Township High School Thursday morning after a ceiling collapsed into a classroom at the facility, officials said.

Concerns about safety are mounting after a classroom ceiling at Lockport Township High School's Central Campus building caved in early Thursday morning.

The plaster ceiling in a third-floor classroom collapsed overnight at the district’s freshman center, according to District 205.

The Lockport Township High School District 205 Board approved its 2023-2024 fiscal year budget Monday in a 4-3 vote, with dissenting board members signaling they prefer to spend down the district’s fund balance or use cash on hand as the district prepares strategies to fund the budget. Board members Marty Boersma, Sandra Chimon Rogers and Zyan Navarra voted against the budget after four ...

FW de Klerk Foundation says Bill represents a significant threat to principles of accountability, transparency, and independence

In 2016, the Constitutional Court charged Parliament to amend the Ipid Act – which it did in 2020. For nearly two years, Ipid was rendered rudderless, having two acting executive directors appointed by the minister. 

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is officially out of office after a parliamentary vote saw her become the first person in her role to be removed. Her almost seven years in office have been a wild ride. We look back at some of her most ‘memorable’ moments. Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane...

Hawks detective Warrant Officer Meshack Makhubo was charged after he had opened the now notorious Second Docket for defeating the ends of justice in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case. This is one of many malicious prosecutions brought against competent SAPS members in the past three decades.

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 ...