An Illinois appellate court decided June 23 that Urban Prep Academies would be allowed to remain open while a lawsuit challenging the charter school's closure is pending in Cook County Circuit Court.

About 100 high school boys clad in red ties, white button downs and khaki pants filed into the auditorium Monday morning at Urban Prep Academy’s Englewood campus for the first day of school. “There’s ...

A former Chicago charter school Chief Executive Officer has been indicted for allegedly taking thousands of dollars in school funds to cover expenses made on his personal credit card, the U.S.

Urban Prep Academies may soon no longer operate public charter high schools in Chicago after state education officials denied the nonprofit’s appeal of a decision by the Chicago Board of Education.

Urban Prep Wins Permanent Injunction Against Chicago Public Schools to Take Over Charters Cook County Circuit Court Judge Anna M. Loftus has granted Urban Prep Academies a permanent injunction, ...

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday accused Tim King, the embattled founder and former CEO of Urban Prep Academies, of stealing more than $100,000 from the charter network. In 2021 and 2022, King ...

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CHICAGO (CBS) --A third Urban Prep Academies campus is at risk of losing its charter, and the school is appealing to Gov. JB Pritzker for help. The Illinois State Board of Education will vote Thursday ...