It's a two-hour, 45-minute drive from Nick Hankins' high school, Belleville West, to the Illinois campus. The three-star cornerback visited with Bret Bielema's program on Wednesday, joining his ...

Declining school enrollment has left 30% of Chicago public schools at least half-empty. The city’s failure to address this ...

The abrupt closure of Passages’s preschool raises questions about its future at a time when other charter schools across the ...

Rayni, a software startup company whose AI platform helps scientists operate lab instruments, won first place in the ...

CPS officials are proposing to “delay” hiring librarians, nurses and staff needed to reduce class sizes, vindicating warnings ...

WBBM By Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Hundreds of students in the Chicago area are not sure where to turn after the federal government pulled funding for their ...

As the state’s longest-running school prepares to shutter, students and staff will scatter to new classrooms and jobs. Many mourn the loss of an institution they say offered one-of-a-kind learning.

The Chicago Board of Education approved the new charter contracts after much delay, creating uncertainty for families. Board members also want changes to the Illinois charter law.

Several Chicago-area schools announced closures or delays due to extreme cold, while Chicago Public Schools remained open. Wind chills dropped as low as -30 degrees, and the high temperature ...

Chicago Public Schools remained open ... A running list of closures from the Emergency Closing Center can be found here. Early Tuesday morning, temperatures clocked in at -4 degrees in Chicago ...

Acero kids, like a lot of our kids in Chicago, come from homes with greater academic and emotional needs. Adding something as big as not just one school closing, but seven schools closing ...