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The Chicago Tribune editorial board called out teachers unions on Sunday for demanding higher pay, despite already having ...

Taylor Hall recorded his fifth career hat trick and first as a Chicago Blackhawk during Wednesday’s game against the Dallas ...

Illinois closed a two-year investigation into Chicago’s use of restraint and timeout in schools in September. Chicago was ...

Facing declining enrollment and rising labor costs, Acero Schools says it has to close seven of its 15 campuses next June.

Multiple cases of pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, have been reported at a Chicago high school, officials ...

Chicago’s school board approved a resolution promising to protect its students from federal immigration officials, with the ...

The tug-of-war between Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and Acero Schools took a decisive turn as the CPS board called a special ...

Giving pain a purpose. That’s what Chicago father Corneal Westbrooks is trying to do after his teenage son was shot to death ...

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