While the mother of the girl is pushing to have the empty chair featured at graduation, the school district contends it does not want to unintentionally glorify suicide ...

A mom whose daughter died by suicide wants an empty chair placed at graduation to honor her daughter, but the school district said no.

School is getting out later for some metro east students thanks to this year’s severe winter weather. In Illinois, public districts must have a minimum of 176 student attendance days in a school year.

If you are wondering when the last day of school is, here is an overview by Upstate county. Friday, May 30. Nina Tran covers ...