Kate Perez
Education reporter @chicagotribune | @uiowa_sjmc alum | @NAHJ 🇨🇺
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‘Knowledge is free’
Students without permanent legal status navigate Illinois in-state tuition changes
FRONT-PAGE HISTORY
UNLOCKING POSSIBILITIES
18 incarcerated women earn bachelor's degrees from Northwestern University
Envisioning possibilities
Statewide U. of I. tour helps system deepen connections with its potential students
‘THE SPIRIT IS STILL THE SAME’
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School hits 30 years, offers work-study education
‘Knowledge is free’
Students without permanent legal status navigate Illinois in-state tuition changes
‘FINALLY, TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY’
Chicago Public Schools students, families get back to the daily routine
Northside College Prep slides past Walter Payton in list of state’s best
Trump deregulation plan vexes Head Start providers
The proposal would drop hundreds of rules in order to streamline and expand the program and cut administrative costs
IT'S 'CLOUD AURA'
Gray skies, shifting schedules fail to dampen crowd's spirits at Lollapalooza Day 2 headlined by British pop star Charli xcx, hometown favorites Smashing Pumpkins
ICE detains CPS custodian at check-in
Advocates say agency targeting people at routine appointments
U of C law school targets devices
Phones, tablets and more banned from some classrooms
Rivals fight to stay on ballot
School choice lobby creating hurdles for at least 14 candidates
College programs help bridge divides
Dialogue used as a tool for students to address ideological differences
A night that was 'just for us'
Former ASPIRA seniors celebrate prom with past classmates after dispute over school closures left them in the crosshairs
Francis W. Parker plans expansion
School proposal draws support and ire from community members
About this page
Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Kate Perez in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.