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Taylor Krahl, right, hugs Carley Quill as they arrive to coordinate delivery of grocery and household donations to immigrant families in need outside the Right Bee Cider brewery and taproom, 1830 N. Kostner Ave., Dec. 20, 2025, in Chicago. Krahl, who heads an organization named Operation Midway Bliss, teamed up with a group named Children of Migrants for the event. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Volunteers bringing holiday ‘bliss’ to needy immigrant families

December 20, 2025 at 5:21 p.m.

Volunteers delivered food, clothing and toys to families as part of "Operation Midway Bliss" to counter the Trump administration's 'Midway Blitz' crackdown.

A Streets and Sanitation plow works the 2600 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, Nov. 29, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago’s Fourth Annual ‘You Name a Snowplow’ contest commences

December 22, 2025 at 10:10 a.m.

The contest, which is held by the Department of Streets and Sanitation, encourages residents to submit creative snowplow names for the city’s six snow districts.

Junior and senior high school student leaders at Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center who are part of the school's Link Program evaluate programs for freshmen on Dec. 15, 2025. More than 86% of the school’s Class of 2024 enrolled in a 2-year or 4-year college and 92% of graduates who enrolled in college from the previous year are heading into their second year, according to CPS. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

CPS shows academic gains, but more work is ahead, officials say

December 19, 2025 at 3:56 p.m.

While CPS students continue to show post-pandemic gains, interim CEO Macquline King said that the “encouraging” data is just the start.

Families walk to Haugan Elementary School in Albany Park on Dec. 9, 2025, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

‘No space for us’: Parents claim overcrowding at Haugan Elementary but CPS disagrees and denies expansion

December 12, 2025 at 4:06 p.m.

Parents at Haugan Elementary in Albany Park say the school is overcrowded and are upset Chicago Public Schools denied their request to expand.

A survivor of sexual abuse by a former CPS teacher stands in front of his former school, Carl Von Linné Elementary School, on Nov. 25, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

‘Speak up’: After $1.1 million settlement, former Carl Von Linné Elementary student recounts alleged sexual abuse

December 6, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

CPS settled a sexual abuse lawsuit with a man who alleges his gym teacher abused him for years in the 1990s at Linné Elementary in the 1990s.

Lake County, Indiana, Health Department school liaison Susan Marcek gives an MMR vaccination to a child during a vaccine clinic in Hammond, April 10, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

CPS reports 2% increase in measles vaccination rate

December 5, 2025 at 3:49 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools district has surpassed the recommended threshold for measles vaccinations, with 96% of its student population now immunized.

Brian Crowder gets into a vehicle after leaving the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on July 1, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Chicago school board approves $17.5 million sex abuse settlement for former student

December 4, 2025 at 5:27 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Education approved a historic $17.5 million settlement regarding the sexual abuse of a student by a former high school dean.

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates speaks on Oct. 9, 2025, at Funston Elementary School in Logan Square. A Republican-led committee issued a letter to Gates requiring the union to submit meeting minutes documenting any member requests for audits. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

CTU agrees to provide financial audits to congressional committee

November 24, 2025 at 7:02 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union has agreed to submit financial audits to the House Committee on Education and Workforce following a probe.

North-Grand High School senior Andrea Rodriguez ices a gingerbread cookie as part of a Chicago’s Careers through Culinary Arts Program in the kitchen of the Drake Hotel on Nov. 18, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

CPS culinary students assist in century-old gingerbread tradition at the Drake Hotel

November 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago Public Schools' culinary students help maintain the Drake Hotel's holiday gingerbread tradition.

Mom, son relocated after attack near South Deering school

November 19, 2025 at 6:52 p.m.

Videos of the attack have circulated widely on social media, stirring fear amongst Bright parents and getting the attention of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.

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