The Coal City Community Unit School District 1 Board of Education has approved a new five-year contract for Superintendent Chris Spencer, set to run through his retirement.
In Mrs. Himes’ seventh grade English/Language Arts class at Coal City Middle School, students have been focusing on character analysis as part of their curriculum.
Coal City High School has announced that 22 of its students have been named Illinois State Scholars by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC).
Second grade students at Coal City Elementary School recently explored landscape art by studying the work of American artist Jen Aranyi, known for painting mountain scenes near her home.
Each November, the Coal City Community Unit District #1 Board of Education places its tentative property tax levy on file as part of its annual process to fund operations for the upcoming year.
Second and third grade students at Coal City Elementary School spent October engaged in a variety of pumpkin-themed activities in their library, led by Mrs. Erhard. “We kicked off the month with a paper pumpkin decorating contest.
One year after the closure of Coal City Intermediate School due to structural problems, repairs are progressing and school officials expect fourth and fifth grade students to return for the 2026–2027 academic year.
October is Fire Prevention Safety Month, and this year the Coal City Fire Protection District is working with the Coal City School District to educate students about fire safety.
The Coal City Theatre Department is preparing to stage “The Play That Goes Wrong,” a comedy centered on the fictional Cornley Drama Society as they attempt to perform a murder mystery titled “The Murder at Haversham Manor.” The production is...