Google’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistant, Gemini AI, has been disabled in Google Workspaces on school accounts run by District 225. However, Gemini remains on as a stand alone website for students...
Wagner Farm’s decision to auction off their long-time draft horses led to controversy after the low selling price of $3,000 raised concerns about where the beloved horses would go, due to similar priced...
Iran War accelerates
The two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran’s three-month conflict came after President Donald Trump posted on X that “a whole civilization would die” if Iran failed to...
The 2026 Olympics took place in Italy, with moutain events taking place in Cortina, and other events taking place in Milan. 10 out of the approximatly 2,900 athlete competeing have ties to the Chicago...
Governor JB Pritzker called for support of a bill that would ban cellphones in Illinois public schools in State of the State address, Patch News reported.
Bill 2427 unanimously passed the State Senate...
Chicago has the worst traffic congestion in the United States and has reached all-time high, data firm Inrix reported.
Chicago drivers wasted an average of 112 hours in traffic in 2024, costing the city...
College undergraduate enrollment is expected to drop this year due to low birth rates, a consequence of the economic recession of 2007/2008, CNBC reported. This significant enrollment drop could force...
Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, was selected on May 8 by the College of Cardinals to replace Pope Francis.
Pope Leo, the first ever American pope, was born and spent much of his childhood in South...
Illinois Senator and Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL 9) have both decided not to seek reelection in 2026.
Durbin, 80, has served in the U.S. Senate for 44 years,...
The Illinois State Department of Education rejected a Trump Administration’s policy to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs, The Chicago Sun-Times reported.
State Superintendent Tony...
Illinois is considering switching from the SAT to the ACT for all high school students, Chalkbeat Chicago reported.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), the body that governs all public education...
Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked the lanes of Interstate I-190 leading to O’Hare International Airport on April 15, these protests were part of a much larger string protests for “economic blockade...
