The average age of a Chicago public school is 83 years and 70 schools have facilities built before 1900. It would cost $14.4 ...

Four grade schoolers from Oak Park were among winners of the 2024 Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards, a statewide contest.

A once proudly Republican state, Illinois is now solidly blue as Chicago’s “collar counties” move to the left.

More than 50,000 participants are expected to flood the streets of Chicago on Oct. 13 in the 2024 Bank of America Chicago ...

The World Music Festival’s 12 free concerts, spread out over ten days, offer curious listeners dozens of opportunities for discovery.

The board approved the five-year strategic plan, which doesn’t affect school choice in Chicago but does set several goals, ...

State Rep. Theresa Mah said the Illinois Department of Transportation "refused to even consider" halting a demolition while ...

Chicago voters will pick from 31 candidates for 10 school board seats. The Chicago Teachers Union is trying to expand its ...

Data showed a city in Tennessee had the highest rate of shoplifting among different U.S. cities included in the study, at ...

The Chicago Football Classic is coming back to Soldier Field on Saturday with Kentucky State University facing off against ...

The number of people directly employed by CPS has increased — growing to more than 41,000 this school year. However, not all ...