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Perez Elementary School To Get New Playground, Turf Field In Pilsen

The $800,000 project will be funded by tax increment financing money.

After Roof Blows Off Juarez School, Pilsen Parents Demand Answers From CPS

It is not a CPS priority to fix schools "for Latinos, for the poor," one Juarez mother said.

Check Out These Adorable Photos From the First Day of School in Pilsen

Donning uniforms and big smiles, 600 students returned to school at Orozco Community Academy Tuesday.

Pilsen Principal Pulls Mexican National Anthem, Parents Protest Changes

A uniform update and other cultural changes have some calling the new Orozco principal "a dictator."

Pilsen Academy Tests Positive For Lead In Water, CPS Announces

The school is the second Pilsen elementary school to test positive for elevated lead levels.

Star Pilsen Principal Leaving, Joining Mass Exodus of CPS Principals

Perez Elementary Principal Vicky Kleros is one of more than 50 principals leaving CPS this year.

Most Pilsen Schools Will Get Less Funding Next Year

Four Pilsen schools will each lose more than $400,000 in funding, CPS announced.

Top Stories

Downtown Twins Born At Roosevelt Red Line Station Have Names, Are Doing Well

And, no, they're not called Roosevelt and State.

Humboldt Park Humboldt Park's Puerto Rican Evacuee Welcome Center Opens Today

For most of November, it'll be open two days a week, between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.

Roseland Police Hiring Process Discriminates Against Blacks, Latinos: Ald. Beale

Data shows that while more blacks and Latinos applied to the CPD, most new officers are white.

Wicker Park Trek Bike Shop Coming To Milwaukee Avenue's 'Hipster Highway,' Bid Shows

The nation's largest bike maker is soliciting bids for a retail build-out at 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Downtown Ald. Willie Cochran Collapses During City Council Hearing

Cochran was given CPR by 40th Ward Ald. Patrick O'Connor, taken to Northwestern hospital.

Chinatown Pistol Whipping of Sisters In Chinatown Part Of Larger Crime Spree: Police

The violent robbery could be connected to four other robberies in the area, police said.

The Loop 39 Phones A Day Are Stolen On Average In Chicago

We looked at the data behind thousands of cellphones reported stolen in Chicago since January 2016.

Dunning Drunken-Driving Victim Hopes Cop Charged With DUI Gets Probation: Court

Erin Mowry, 42, could be convicted of aggravated DUI for the July 2015 crash.

West Pullman Man Shoots Himself In Penis During West Pullman Robbery, Prosecutors Say

Terrion Pouncy, 19, was still hospitalized Thursday following surgery.

Logan Square Landlord M. Fishman's Move To Evict Logan Square Tenants Sparks Protest

The eviction notices "caught many families unprepared," activists said.

Noble Square Million Dollar Town Houses On Wicker, Noble Square Border Launch Pre-Sales

"The reception has been outstanding. We've had lots of interest and excitement," the listing agent said.

O'Hare Traveling For Thanksgiving? Midway, O'Hare Among Most Delayed Busy Airports

About 20 percent of O'Hare and Midway flights for Thanksgiving get delayed, according to a new report.