Ninety students with the Oswego East High School’s chapter of Business Professionals of America participated in the recent State Leadership Conference.

To support kids going through vulnerable moments in their lives, a St. Charles educator has organized for the past three years a 5K charity run to help put the community’s “love in action.”

The University of Illinois Extension invites local youths to participate in the 2026 Pawsitive Leaders 4-H SPIN Club, a hands-on dog training program. Sessions will be held at the Lee County Fairgrounds on March 21, April 4 and 18, May 16 and 23 and June 6.

Ethan Wells of Rochelle was named to the Mississippi State University fall 2025 dean’s list.

Three students from Batavia High School have been selected to showcase their artwork in a statewide exhibition featuring the state’s top high school talents. Their selection also paves the way for scholarship opportunities.

Alexander Villatoro of Rochelle was named to the University of Mississippi’s fall 2025 Honor Roll list.

Cade Andrae from Davis Junction was named to the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Honors List for the 2025 fall semester.

The city asked Joliet District 86 students in January to come up with creative names for the plows, with students entering one top voter-getter for their school.

The City of Joliet announced the three winning names for the city’s new snowplows. Throughout January, elementary and junior high school students from Joliet Public Schools District 86 were invited to submit their most creative names for the plows.

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.

The Plano Police Department responded around 1:58 p.m. on Saturday to Emily G. Johns School to reports of around 10 people “yelling and fighting” during the game.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The dean’s list is Trinity Christian College’s highest academic honor.

Kennesaw State University recently congratulated the more than 9,600 students named to the dean’s list in recognition of their academic achievement during the fall 2025 semester.

Rochelle-area Monmouth College students made the dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester.

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point conferred degrees to 534 graduates for the fall 2025 semester.

Byron students at Rockford University were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester.

Each of the Joliet District 86's elementary schools sent one student to represent it at the spelling bee.

Augustana College announced more than 1,200 students were named to the dean’s list for the 2025-2026 fall semester.

Joliet Public Schools District 86 is sending 33 students to the Illinois Junior Academy of Science regional competition in Naperville next month, including two students who received a perfect score on their project.

Joliet Junior College's president said his administration recommends a $2 per credit tuition increase. He said the adjustment is not being proposed to solve a financial crisis but to prevent one.

Byron’s Skylar Palmgren was named to Mount Mercy University’s fall 2025 dean’s list.

The Kiwanis Club of Oswego and Oswego East Band Boosters are joining together to host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast fundraiser.

The St. Charles School District 303 will host a ceremonial groundbreaking on Thursday for new classrooms and building renovations at Richmond Elementary School, $6.35 million in the making.

A total of 595 students enrolled in UA early college during fall semester 2025 at The University of Alabama were named to the director’s list with an academic record of 3.6 or higher.

More than 1,200 students earned their bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from Northern Illinois University in December.

Campers will learn techniques in painting, drawing, clay, and mixed media, and will keep any artwork they create.

Caleb Weekley from Byron, who is studying music at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, is representing the university as a student teacher during the spring 2026 semester.

This student-driven project features a patriotic design created by Minooka eighth-grader Ava Ruiz. The district and village will invite various community groups and staff members to participate.

Wabash College recently congratulated more than 400 students who were named to the fall 2025 dean’s list.

‘It’s beautiful. It feels like the most American thing,’ a Bolingbrook High School student protester said on Friday as she joined hundreds of students at the school in walking out to march against Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions.

About 200 Kankakee High School students participated in a walkout in protest of national immigration policies and Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. See photos from the march.

Several hundred Bolingbrook High School students protested against the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities across the country on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. Students walked out of school to march through the streets.

Senior Aida Valdovinos, juniors Ayanna Jackson and Mia Buss, and freshman Coriana Kelly will compete on Saturday at Morris High School for a chance to qualify for the IHSA state championships.

More than 7,000 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester of the 2025-26 academic year, including Oregon’s Peytyn Alizabeth Sadler.

The Illinois Conservation Foundation is accepting applications for its 2026 Conservation Achievement Scholarships, which will award up to four one-time scholarships of $2,000 each to Illinois high school seniors committed to conserving the state’s natural resources.

Missouri State University awarded 1,426 degrees to students in fall 2025.

About 150 paid internships are available with local employers. Fifteen local high schools are participating in program organized by the Will County Center for Economic Development.

Fifteen members from the Forreston FFA Chapter traveled to Stillman Valley High School on the evening of Feb. 4 to compete with their SAE (supervised agricultural experience) projects.

Cypress Creek Renewables (Cypress Creek) recently announced the continuation of its Energizing Tomorrow’s Leaders scholarship program.

Tilton Elementary School in Rochelle recently held its Spelling Bee finals.

Students from Joliet Central and Joliet West high schools took to the streets on Friday as part of a nationwide walkout to protest actions of ICE agents.

Hundreds of Joliet Central and Joliet West high school students took to the streets to protest the actions of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as part of a nationwide student walkout on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.

Joliet Public Schools District 86 held its third and final hearing on the potential closure of AO Marshall Elementary School.

The annual Festival Night fundraiser program will be held Saturday at the Romeoville High School auditorium.