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Northside and Jones college preps, however, weren't far behind, according to the latest CPS numbers.
The deadline for CPS selective enrollment high schools and elementary schools and magnets is Dec. 11.
"SelectED," a documentary that follows real CPS students, is showing this week at Whitney Young.
More than 800 families had selective-enrollment applications rejected as incomplete.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's foes had said he was playing politics to keep irate parents from voting in anger.
Parents and students, get your applications in order for the city's top public schools.
Chicago Public Schools officials are accepting applications for the 2015-16 school year.
The mayor's office said the proposed school on the Near North Side would no longer be named after Obama.
The Payton College Prep addition, scheduled to be completed by 2014, passed unanimously.
Although the number of minorities increased at the 10 schools, there was a drop at the four top schools.
Private school students will now take the two-part test for Chicago's top high schools in the fall.
Eighth-grade students and their families expected to receive acceptance letters this week.
The addition should be completed by the end of 2015 and will be paid with Tax Increment Finance funds.
But Ald. Bob Fioretti bemoaned the lack of a South Loop neighborhood high school.
CPS sent out acceptance letters late this week to 4,340 students, according to a statement.
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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.