U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Plano) on Friday congratulating the Loyola University Chicago Ramblers men’s basketball team for reaching the NCAA Final Four and inspiring the nation.

Deerfield School District 109, Bannockburn School District 106 and Aptakisic Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102 received the best financial ratings by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.

If Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) has his way, former radical and terrorist, longtime fugitive and convicted murderer James William Kilgore will never again teach at the University of Illinois.

Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24, Oak Grove School District 68 and Gavin School District 37 received the lowest financial ratings in Illinois by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.

Lake Zurich School District 95 voters signaled their approval of a $77.6 million bond issue Tuesday, with approximately 66 percent of the voters approving the plan.

Grant Community High School District 124, Bannockburn School District 106 and Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 were among the 640 Illinois school districts that achieved "financial recognition" by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.

College of Lake County in Grayslake posted an “on time” graduation rate of 7 percent, according to the latest data on two-year schools compiled from U.S. Department of Education and Illinois State Comptroller tracking the performance and spending at 49 Illinois community colleges.

Rondout SD 72 in Lake Forest receives $1,579 per student from the state to fund pensions for public school teachers and administrators – the most in Lake County, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

Rondout SD 72 in Lake County receives $1,579 per student from the state to fund pensions for teachers and administrators, leading all other districts, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

With an annual budget of $160,568,282 and 517 graduates in 2016, College of Lake County in Grayslake spent $310,649 per graduate in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of data tracking the performance and spending at 48 Illinois community colleges.

Academic results data released recently reveals 78 percent of Grove Avenue Elementary School students are considered on track for the next grade level.

About 76 percent of Grove Avenue Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and nearly a quarter of students failed.

About 79 percent of Grove Avenue Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 21 percent of students failed.

Academic results data released recently reveals 45 percent of Grayslake Middle School students are considered on track for the next grade level.

About 37 percent of Grayslake Middle School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and 63 percent of students failed.

About 54 percent of Grayslake Middle School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 46 percent of students failed.

If Martin Filson can talk enough Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 voters into it, the almost $78 million bond issue request for school improvements and expansions on the March 20 ballot will fail.

Try as they might, there is little that Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 officials can do to stem the loss of students – and getting more money for expansions won't help, the fix needs to come from the state, a taxpayer advocate said during a recent interview.

About 58 percent of Highland Middle School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and 42 percent of students failed.

About 66 percent of Highland Middle School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 34 percent of students failed.