BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Fire host Charlotte FC in Eastern Conference action. The Fire are 5-5-4 against conference opponents. The Fire are third in the Eastern Conference with 35 goals led by Hugo ...

A new report showed that declining enrollment in Chicago leaves about 150 of its schools half-empty. The report, authored by ChalkBeat and ProPublica, found that 47 schools are operating “at ...

Chicago public schools face enrollment crisis with 150 half-empty schools, costing up to $93,000 per student in some cases, as the district lost 70,000 students over the past decade.

Chicago public schools face enrollment crisis with 150 half-empty schools, costing up to $93,000 per student in some cases, as the district lost 70,000 students over the past decade.

Long Beach Township spent $1.1 million on a 1970's-era motel to give out-of-state lifeguards an affordable place to stay for the summer.

The Chicago School is spending about $48 million in construction costs, and the expected economic impact over 10 years is projected to be $1 billion, with $4.8 million in taxes, according to Nealon.

Outgoing Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez attended his last school board meeting Thursday night as board members consider renewals for some of the city's charter schools.

Michael Barrett, right, punches A.J. Pierzynski after Pierzynski plowed into the Chicago Cubs catcher in the second inning of a game at U.S. Cellular Field on May 20, 2006. The White Sox won 7-0.

Boy, 14, shot outside high school in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood 00:18. A 14-year-old boy was shot in the city's Bronzeville neighborhood, right by several schools, Chicago police said.

Further, school boards are already partisan, Byrne said. “Like it or not, this is something that voters want to know about the candidate,” Byrne said. “Some people who are against this bill ...

The partisan school board bill passed the Senate by one vote and heads to Gov. Mike Braun’s desk. The Senate voted 26-24 on Thursday to give final legislative approval to Senate Bill 287, which ...

Michael Budrys / Chicago Tribune A participant at the first Earth Day rally at the Civic Center in Chicago wears a gas mask with a pipe with a cover on it coming out of his mouth on April 22, 1970.