Chicago Public Schools

After an investigation this summer, CPS said teacher Bradley Balof was in the clear.

Overcrowded last year, the magnet school's declining enrollment could mean more budget cuts.

With more than 100 fewer students than expected, Sullivan braces for another $800,000 budget cut.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said first-day attendance wasn't the true test of "consolidated" schools.

Edgewater's Swift Elementary had 40 fewer students than expected, which could mean more cuts.

The former Mulligan Elementary School on Sheffield will be restored to look like the original building.

The Near North Career Metro High School, closed 12 years ago, is now used for police and fire training.

A proposal to fund and organize a Chicago Public Schools chess program has been ignored for years.

Some of the equipment has been recovered, a CPS spokeswoman said.

The growing reputation of Coonley Elementary helps area real estate, a broker said.

Chicago Public Schools claimed a 1.2 percent increase from last year on first-day attendance.

Students took part in boycott of classes to "support the schools, support the teachers."

Tommie Lynch, 63, has five previous felony convictions, court records show.

The principal said the Kenwood middle school closed a whole floor as CPS phases out the school.

Yet Mayor Rahm Emanuel said it can even be extended to "the whole city, not just Safe Passage routes."