Education

Increased traffic around Morris Elementary School has created a need for a lower speed limit on the surrounding roads, and the Morris City Council voted to decrease the speed limit on Dupont Ave. and Locust Road between Route 6 and Edgewater Drive to 20 mph.

Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees will meet at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, in CTC-206. For the evening, the meeting has been relocated from its usual location. 

The Streator Key Club raised $350 for the Thirst Project with its Walk for Water on Saturday.

Ransom Grade School announced its honor roll for the third quarter of the 2024-2025 school year.

Ottawa Sunrise Rotarians welcomed the April Students of the Month.

Citizenship ideals at Logan Junior High School in Princeton emphasize curriculum and extracurricular activities.

Minooka Community High School student Nyah McCallum,daughter of Lynell and Susan of Channahon, has been named the Channahon-Minooka Rotary Club Student of the Month for April.

Kankakee School District 111's assistant superintendent of business services gave an update on the forensic audit currently looking into the district's spending on its former Youth Empowerment Program.

Famous for hitting “the shot,” Hall of Fame Duke basketball legend Christian Laettnerone will be giving students at Yorkville Christian their own shot to learn from one of the best at a youth basketball camp and fundraising dinner.

Samantha Woolley has been selected as the female Elks Teen of the Year nominee by the Mendota Elks Lodge.

Barb STEAMCon, an event meant to celebrate all things science, technology, engineering, art and math, made its return Saturday to DeKalb High School after the COVID-19 pandemic prompted its hiatus.

Three IVCC chemistry students and their professor, Matthew Johll, recently traveled to the American Chemical Society national meeting in San Diego, California, where the students gave a presentation about how to maintain a successful community-wide science festival. 

Jefferson Elementary School students have been taking a closer look at the rainforest to boost their language arts and science skills.

Northern Illinois University officials declined to provide more information Thursday on the public institution’s five international students whose visas have been revoked by the U.S. government. No one has said publicly why the students lost their visas as of Thursday.

A tentative labor agreement was reached Thursday between the Streator Elementary Association and the Streator Elementary Board of Education, according to a union official.

A Northern Illinois University spokesperson confirmed Thursday that five international students there had lost their visas

A team from Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest has advanced to the 2025 Small School National Championship Tournament.

As proposed, girls flag football will be offered at both Oswego High School and Oswego East High School.

The Streator Education Association and the Streator Elementary Board have agreed to meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 10, with the assistance of David Born.

St. Bede Academy has partnered with the American Red Cross to host a public blood drive noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, in the Perino Science Center.

Kankakee School District 111 has narrowed down its options for relocating the transition program for adult students with disabilities out of the Meadowview Center due to facility issues with the former Embrace Consignment Store location.

After graduating from Amboy High School, Carson Barlow will attend the University of Wisconsin-Platteville to study construction management.

The Streator Elementary School Board is requesting the Streator Education Association meet at 10 a.m. Thursday to work toward a labor resolution.

An analysis underway across Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201’s facility footprint is expected to help assemble a list of short- and long-term capital projects in the years and decades ahead.

Fifth- and sixth-grade students from Central Intermediate School in Ottawa will host a sale event from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, as part of their participation in the Lemonade Day My Way after-school entrepreneurship program.

With the incoming Costco expected to be a huge stimulus for Yorkville’s collection of sales taxes, the city has until October to authorize a local sales tax after the elimination of the state’s collection and dispersal system set to take effect on January, 1, 2026.

A chance encounter with a college instructor while shopping brought Angela Doermann back to where her nursing career began and took her in an exciting new direction. 

The Streator Education Association is set to strike Friday, April 11, if a labor agreement is not met.

An outside consultant will soon review bus routes in Minooka Community High School District 111 and Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 and potentially recommend efficiencies.

Four weeks have passed since the Yorkville city council tabled a large townhome development after a representative of the Yorkville 115 school district said their classrooms could not handle any more capacity and were already “bursting at the seams.” The vote is up again.

Four Minooka Community High School students taking classes at the Grundy Area Vocational Center were presented with Director Awards for their outstanding performances in class.

The Will County Emergency Management Agency will host an educational storm-preparedness event for families in Channahon on April 12.

Gov. JB Pritzker wants to keep cell phones out of classrooms and wants policies implemented. Superintendents in the Illinois Valley say they’re already there.

The seven-member Kankakee School Board will have two new members and retain three incumbents following the outcome of Tuesday’s consolidated election.

Madison Austin is attending Illinois State University next year to play basketball and study recreation and sports management.

DaVonte Heckman plans to attend Augustana College in Rock Island and eventually become a veterinarian.

Marseilles Elementary School announced its honor roll for the third quarter of the 2024-2025 school year.

Residents from around Will County gathered in downtown Joliet to protest the policies of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk as part of the Hands Off movement on Saturday.

Illinois Valley Community College will host its annual Making Industry Meaningful In College (MIMIC) Fair on Wednesday, April 16, which is celebrating 30 years of showcasing products engineered and designed by computer-aided design students.

Illinois Valley Community College’s annual SciFest on Friday April 11, will mix classic favorites with some fresh demonstrations that harness earth, air, water and fire to create jaw-dropping effects.

Deer Park Grade School in rural La Salle County announced its honor roll for the third quarter of the 2024-2025 school year.

Sycamore Community School District 427 has postponed plans to move its administrative offices into a former Nicor call center this month after severe storms damaged the building in March.

Woodland School inducted three new members into its hall of fame during its annual ceremony on Friday at the school’s gym.

Tickets still are available for “Hello, Dolly!” the musical running through April 13 at Illinois Valley Community College.

It’s looking like incumbents will rule the day for Waubonsee Community College board of trustees.

BBCHS' Ironclad Robotics team has qualified for the 2025 FIRST Championship in Houston, Texas on April 16-19, and a GoFundMe fundraiser is underway to help get them there.

Sculpture, pottery, sketches and other artwork created by high school and college artists will be on display at Illinois Valley Community College’s annual Art Show from April 7 to April 18. 

Grand Ridge Grade School announced its honor roll for the third quarter of the 2024-25 school year.

Illinois Senate Democrats voiced their support Thursday for a bill that would create a program to streamline high school students’ college application processes, reducing fees and making higher education more affordable

The ag program offers a variety of interactive classes, including crop and animal sciences, agriculture mechanics, horticulture, woodworking and landscape design.