From Capitol News Illinois: Illinois honored 28 schools with Blue Ribbon Schools awards at an event at the Governor’s Mansion.

Ninety students across the Ottawa Township High School music department will compete in the 2026 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Solo and Ensemble Contest Saturday, March 7 at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School.

Arnold Heltness American Legion Post 403 of Rochelle hosts an essay contest in January and February each year. Essay winners from several local schools were presented their awards Tuesday.

The donation will go towards Forest Preserve District of Will County programs, conservation efforts and exhibits.

Cody Dailey, a college and career counselor at Lyons Township High School has been named a recipient of the Award of Excellence in the Student Support Personnel category by the Illinois State Board of Education

Villa Park-based District 45 is asking voters in this month’s primary election to approve an operating tax rate increase that would raise an additional $4.3 million a year

Stillman Valley High School Students of the Month for February were recently named.

As preliminary planning for the next fiscal year gets underway, Minooka Community High School District 111 officials are looking to the state capitol for guidance and clarity on various pieces of the financial puzzle.

Fifteen Lyons Township High School seniors have been named National Merit Scholarship finalists

Illinois Valley Community College’s Jazz and Wind ensembles will perform concerts on Tuesday, March 3, and Thursday, March 5, in the Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre.

The DuPage Regional Office of Education (ROE) will host its first education-focused job fair to connect job seekers with career opportunities in DuPage County schools

The free, all-ages event will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 7 at Four Rivers Environmental Education in Channahon.

Stillman Valley High School sophomore student Casey McCleary has been appointed to the Illinois High School Association Student Advisory Committee.

The college is inviting community members, through an online survey, to share feedback on its 2027–2030 strategic directions.

Voters in many Illinois counties will see a question on their March 17 primary election ballots asking if Illinois should opt into a voucher-style federal scholarship program that would give donors a tax credit. It was created in the Big Beautiful Bill.

Around half of the over 200 students at Amboy High School are enrolled in at least one class, with enrollment in the agriculture program hovering right around 105 students.

Oregon High School Theater will present “The Sound of Music!” this month.

Joliet Township High School District 204 recognized 94 of its high school students from the class of 2026 for earning the prestigious Illinois State Scholar distinction.

McHenry High School English teacher uses Dungeons and Dragons to help new English learners connect with the language

The two remaining members of the Rochelle Township High School class of 1943 recently met at Luna in Rochelle to celebrate another year.

Oregon Community Unit School District 220 announced that Ryan Huels, principal of Oregon Elementary School, has recently been recognized at both the national and state levels for his leadership in education.

Quincy University released its dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester.

Most of Julie LeFevre’s seventh-grade agriculture students have had a taste of agriculture education when they get to her classroom. She sees her job as giving students a bigger bite to keep them at the table.

Donors may access the telethon in person and through the Easterseals Joliet Region website. Service areas include Will, Grundy, Kendall, Kankakee, Ford and Iroquois counties.

St. John the Baptist School part of larger diocesan plan for academy schools, embraces Classical education

The Scotts Miracle-Gro office in Morrison is sporting a fresh new look thanks to a unique collaboration with the Digital Media Arts students at the Whiteside Area Career Center.

Abigail Rogers of Oregon was named to the dean’s list of Loyola University College of Arts and Sciences.

Illinois Valley Community College will be closed to the public on Friday, March 6, to allow employees to participate in professional development sessions. There will be no classes that day.

Milwaukee School of Engineering recently congratulated students named to the fall semester 2025 dean’s list.

The options for the Kankakee School District facility include repairing and updating infrastructure only, fully remodeling the building or demolishing the Edison school building.

Mr. and Ms. J is a longstanding tradition of selecting two high school seniors who best represent the ideal students of Joliet Central Campus.

Ten Lockport Township High School District 205 teachers and Administrators were recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education with Those Who Excel Awards.

Jennifer Van Dusen is a veteran fifth grade educator at Prairie Point Elementary School with nearly 30 years of experience.

"Agriculture education is big." That was not the theme but it was the message Friday at the fourth Cultivating Connections in Agriculture, which celebrates agriculture education and FFA in the Sauk Valley and the larger northern Illinois region.

Students earned honors from Blackburn College, Mississippi State, Milwaukee School of Engineering and Ohio University.

The way some Dixon High School students recently learned about food science and meat science is an example of how Dixon agriculture teacher Grace Klein uses hands-on learning and finds topics to hold students' attention.

St. Bede Academy announced Thursday the top 10 students of the Class of 2026.

The Grundy Area Vocational Center announced that there will be an event Wednesday and Thursday, March 25 and 26 in the Coal City Annex gym, using the "Welcome to the Real World" curriculum from the University of Illinois Extension.

Christopher Sindt, provost at Lewis University since 2018, will assume the presidential role on July 1.

Oswego School District 308 Superintendent Andalib Khelghati said the district is committed to protecting the health and safety of students.

The use of virtual teachers alongside in-person instruction at the junior high level has sparked concerns about the merits of online learning for some Kankakee parents and students.

A majority of the students in Kelly Viall's seventh and eighth grade agriculture classes at Amboy Junior High School probably have never met an emu. But those students may have the chance to meet five of them soon.

The musical revolves around a school spelling championship and the eclectic group of six tween competitors who spell their way through each round hoping to survive, while candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their lives.

To be eligible, students must have earned at least a 3.5 semester grade-point average and carried a minimum of 12 credits.

Dog park users and their pups are invited to warm up with coffee, cocoa and social time at Lower Rock Run Preserve in Joliet

The $5,000 award will support the implementation and expansion of CASE 4 Learning (Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education) programming at the school.

More than 35 schools and organizations hiring for both teaching and non-teaching positions will be represented at the fifth annual Lake County Educator Job Fair.

The Whiteside Area Career Center in Sterling has announced its January students of the month.

Grant Karberg, a seventh-grade student from Galena USD 120, was crowned the 2026 Regional Spelling Bee Champion at the 44th annual Carroll, Jo Daviess, and Stephenson County Regional Spelling Bee.

Bismarck State College is North Dakota’s Polytechnic Institution.