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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.
Despite academic gains, King College Prep is only selective-enrollment school with a drop in admissions.
The district is partnering with Equal Opportunity Schools to push more students into rigorous classes.
Chicago International is changing leadership after getting the second-to-lowest ranking for three years.
Researchers found Chicago is now doing better than most urban districts at getting kids into college.
Lincoln Park High School, Alcott Elementary and Newberry Academy suffered minor declines.
The school district also released budget figures for each school.
You can go to any Chipotle in Chicago to grab food and participate in the fundraiser.
Payton students know the drill — even freshmen — as Manierre Elementary reaches full CPS compliance.
Lincoln Park's Alcott will lose two teachers in the cuts announced this week.
CPS released a list of 366 schools affected by planned layoffs before the 2017-18 school year.
Chase, Funston, Mozart and Yates schools also are losing teaching positions.
The layoffs will affect nearly half of Chicago Public Schools.
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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.