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Northside College Prep, Whitney Young and other Chicago Public Schools also ranked high.
Several parents were found to have falsified addresses to get kids into selective-enrollment schools.
The Carolina Panthers special teamer's father grew up in Chicago, played football at Lane Tech.
Carmen Marron, a Latina director, writer and producer, is in town for the premiere of her second film.
The totem pole was a gift from the class of '83, but it's gotten rusty and is partially hidden by trees.
The burglars broke a window in the main entrance Saturday night, police said.
Payton had the highest cutoff scores for entry, followed by Northside, Jones, Whitney Young and Lane.
In her acceptance speech, she gave thanks to her father, who came out as transgender.
CPS performed well in Newsweek's new rankings of top high schools serving low-income students.
The overpass will be replaced by a grade-level intersection, which some say will increase congestion.
Welles Park will get a long-awaited playground, Clark Park a less-desired track-and-field facility.
An informational meeting on the Western Avenue Improvement Projects leads the day's events.
Academic Centers for seventh- and eighth-graders required higher scores than ever to get in.
Lydia Diaz has "unwavering commitment and dedication" to her students, the school's principal said.
Drew Williams' family thanked the students but has taken down Williams' website and asked for privacy.
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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.