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Gretchen Brinza was named the top Illinois STEM teacher for kindergarten through fifth grade.
The Lions might want to return their new weight room, as Coach DeFrancesco credits training outdoors.
Omar Magana of OPEN Center for the Arts turned student chimpanzee art into four sculptures.
Inspector General Nicholas Schuler found charters hired 163 employees fired for misconduct by CPS.
CPS said it saw lower attendance because of several reasons, including Cubs playoffs games last year.
Most of the schools in the 19th Ward maintained their ratings in the latest CPS evaluations.
"It shows our students are capable of achieving at the highest level," said Principal Anna Pavichevich.
Enrollment in CPS has dropped by 5.3 percent over the last two years, data shows.
Representatives from six area schools gathered Tuesday for a meeting of Moms of Preschoolers.
WSCR's Laurence Holmes picked up a donation from Glenbard South after lamenting the quality of CPS gear.
But schools still are underfunded, the Chicago Teachers Union and several local groups said Thursday.
Applications to selective-enrollment schools are due Dec. 22.
Parents raised a ruckus about years of neglect and now Ald. Laurino says a new roof is on the way.
A soccer match will serve as the official homecoming game, with a scrimmage as the football substitute.
Morgan Park High School, Esmond Elementary and Sutherland Elementary all saw sharp declines, CPS said.
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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.