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Chicago has had a system of “school choice” for decades. That’s where, instead of sending students t
Chicago voters will start to receive their mail ballots this week – with one referendum question tha
Lurie Children’s Hospital is working to address a cybersecurity issue. A vigil was held Thursday nig
Sufjan Stevens’s 2005 album “Illinois” is the source material for a new musical at the Chicago Shake
A succession of recent fatal shootings of high schoolers has some pushing for violence prevention wo
Chicago Public Schools is proposing a later start date for the school year to avoid overlapping with
The legendary performance artist Pope.L died in December 2023 at 68, and many of his contemporaries
Chicago is now the largest city in the country to pass a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza
The Chicago City Council passed a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza by a vote o
Many migrants new to Chicago cannot work legally, yet they still have to eat, find housing and just
The Illinois State Board of Elections voted to keep Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot. Orga
The State Board of Elections has decided to keep former President Donald Trump on the Illinois prima
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Staff and students are starting the grieving process for the two teenagers shot and killed Friday as
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker won’t support a ceasefire in Gaza until all the hostages being held by
“Money intersects every area of our life,” said financial psychologist Brad Klontz. In the first par
A state hearing officer found the courts – and not the State Board of Elections – should decide whet
Naperville city officials are scrapping a proposal to recruit residents to house migrants. Chicago P
Brad Klontz thinks a lot about his personal narrative around money. He’s a financial psychologist an
The Chicago Board of Education gave the go-ahead for 49 charter schools to keep operating, but their
