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Northside and Jones college preps, however, weren't far behind, according to the latest CPS numbers.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's foes had said he was playing politics to keep irate parents from voting in anger.
Parents and students, get your applications in order for the city's top public schools.
The Payton College Prep addition, scheduled to be completed by 2014, passed unanimously.
Eighth-grade students and their families expected to receive acceptance letters this week.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said that, even with limited resources, the decision to expand Lincoln was clear.
The former soccer star spends as many as 10 hours a week coaching the school's nine Special Olympians.
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And, no, they're not called Roosevelt and State.
For most of November, it'll be open two days a week, between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.
Data shows that while more blacks and Latinos applied to the CPD, most new officers are white.
The nation's largest bike maker is soliciting bids for a retail build-out at 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Cochran was given CPR by 40th Ward Ald. Patrick O'Connor, taken to Northwestern hospital.
The violent robbery could be connected to four other robberies in the area, police said.
We looked at the data behind thousands of cellphones reported stolen in Chicago since January 2016.
Erin Mowry, 42, could be convicted of aggravated DUI for the July 2015 crash.
Terrion Pouncy, 19, was still hospitalized Thursday following surgery.
The eviction notices "caught many families unprepared," activists said.
"The reception has been outstanding. We've had lots of interest and excitement," the listing agent said.
About 20 percent of O'Hare and Midway flights for Thanksgiving get delayed, according to a new report.