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Highland CUSD No. 5, Police, Act Swiftly After Bathroom Threat Discovered

15 hours 25 minutes ago
HIGHLAND - Highland Community Unit School District No. 5 officials said a reported threat written on a bathroom stall earlier this week has been investigated and addressed. At the same time, district leaders and police urged the public to report safety concerns directly to authorities rather than posting unverified information on social media. Highland Superintendent Mike Sutton said in a message to the school community that “early in the week it was reported that a 2-word

Jersey Community School District Honors 2026 Illinois State Scholars

15 hours 43 minutes ago
JERSEYVILLE — Jersey Community Unit School District No. 100 recognized its 2026 Illinois State Scholars during a February Board of Education meeting, praising the students for “their hard work, dedication, and academic excellence.” “These outstanding students were recognized at the February Board of Education meeting for their hard work, dedication, and academic excellence,” the district said in a statement. “The Board of Education and the Jersey

Midway Elementary Students Learn Chinese New Year Customs

16 hours ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Chelsey Phipps’ first-grade class at Midway Elementary School in Edwardsville recently marked Chinese New Year with an in-class lesson that introduced students to traditions associated with the holiday, according to a post from Edwardsville School District #7 and Midway Elementary School. The lesson took place in Edwardsville School District #7 at Midway Elementary and was led by Phipps, who “spent five years teaching in China” and shared “firsthand experiences

Illinois Officer Addresses East St. Louis Rights Session

16 hours 8 minutes ago
EAST ST. LOUIS - Illinois State Police Lt. Elbert Jennings served as a guest speaker at a “Know Your Rights” community informational session hosted by the East St. Louis NAACP Branch on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, at St. Luke AME Church in East St. Louis. The session was designed to equip East St. Louis residents with knowledge of their civil rights and the legal principles influencing daily life. Jennings, a police officer with the State of Illinois based in Fairview

Attorney General Charges Litchfield Man Who Allegedly Disseminated Child Sexual Abuse Material

16 hours 28 minutes ago
LITCHFIELD – Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Litchfield, Illinois man for allegedly disseminating child sexual abuse material. The case is part of Raoul’s ongoing work, in collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies and local law enforcement officials throughout Illinois, to apprehend offenders who download and trade child sexual abuse material online. The Attorney General’s office charged Dean Beasley, 19, in Montgomery County Circuit Court with four