Transgender Students Win Unrestricted Locker Room Access In Palatine, Schaumburg High Schools
The Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board on Thursday voted to give transgender students unrestricted access to locker rooms and restrooms.
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The Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board on Thursday voted to give transgender students unrestricted access to locker rooms and restrooms.
Arlington Heights police are investigating a high school teacher in Palatine, who suddenly resigned just days into the school year at Fremd High School.
Lightning struck and took down a tree in Palatine as storms blew through the area Tuesday, damaging the sidewalk and a gas line.
Palatine police are searching for an 18-year-old man suspected of shooting two teenagers Sunday night.
Two people were shot in northwest suburban Palatine Sunday, according to police.
A years-long battle has ended over allowing transgender students at Palatine-based Township High School District 211 to use the restroom and locker room that corresponds with their gender identity.
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An Illinois appellate court today heard oral arguments in the case of 18-year-old Nova Maday, who made headlines last year after she sued Palatine's Township High School District 211 for equal-access to the girls' locker room.
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A Cook County judge says the law does not require "full and equal access" to the locker room of a transgender student's choice.
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A federal judge says he won't force a suburban school district to suspend a policy that enables transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice.
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Nova Maday is suing her school district for the right to use the locker room of her choice to change for gym class.
A transgender student is suing her northwest suburban school district for the right to use the locker room of her choice to change for gym.
Hundreds of striking support staff at schools in Palatine were headed back to work, after the union said the district threatened their jobs,
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Starting Wednesday, riders on the Chicago Transit Authority system will hear a recognizable Chicago voice during their commutes.
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Some Chicagoans found out the hard way on Monday that the overnight winter parking ban is in effect.
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Pascal Siakam scored a season-high 36 points, Bennedict Mathurin added 28 and the Indiana Pacers beat the struggling Chicago Bulls 120-105 on Friday night.
Sitting in 1st-place in the NFC standings isn't the only feel-good story for the Bears, as cornerback Nahshon Wright was named the conference's Defensive Player of the Month.
The Bulls dropped to 9-12 with their fifth loss in a row.
Braeden Bowman forced overtime for the Golden Knights when he put in his own rebound with 2:28 left in the third period.
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A woman from Chicago's northwest suburbs appeared in court Thursday for a shooting that killed another woman in the South Loop in September.
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A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to take a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of an immigrant rights group.
