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Four Chicago teens, in sharing their dreams and frustrations about the city, say they have persistent worries about crime, law enforcement, poverty and education.

What teens would tackle if they were mayor of Chicago

August 18, 2019 at 6:18 p.m.

Most Chicago Public Schools students won't be eligible to vote in February's mayoral election, but a group of them offered cleareyed responses when asked what they'd tackle first if they...

Local immigrants hope Obama action brings sense of peace

June 18, 2018 at 5:52 a.m.

Esperanza Villalobos-Gutierrez lives with her husband, Mario Lopez, and their two children in Cicero, one block off a commercial corridor dotted with Spanish-language marquees. Theirs is a home where Villalobos-Gutierrez...

Acting-CTU President Jesse Sharkey, seen last month, said the teachers union has been working on an endorsement in the Chicago mayoral race.

Chicago Teachers Union delegates endorse Garcia for mayor over Emanuel

August 18, 2019 at 6:11 p.m.

Chicago Teachers Union delegates voted to endorse Cook County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia's mayoral bid Wednesday, according to several delegates who attended a packed meeting in the Armour Square neighborhood....

At the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Bronzeville, a line to register to vote wrapped through the hallway in the basement of the building. "It goes pretty smoothly, but it takes a long time," one voter said.

Mix-ups at polling places hamper some voting

August 18, 2019 at 6:11 p.m.

Voters in Chicago were slowed down by hundreds of missing election judges Tuesday and in some cases were handed only half of the ballot, while in Lake County election officials...

Karen Lewis endorses Garcia for mayor in new video

August 21, 2019 at 5:16 p.m.

A battle with brain cancer prevented Karen Lewis from trying to knock off Mayor Rahm Emanuel, but Friday she backed a man she thinks can finish the job: Jesus "Chuy"...

Cash-strapped Chicago schools eager for more sponsorship deals

August 18, 2019 at 6:09 p.m.

Strapped for cash, Chicago Public Schools said Friday it's looking for a company to line up revenue-generating sponsorship deals that could include naming rights for stadiums, ball fields and auditoriums....

Members of the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization and fellow supporters protest outside 4th Ward Alderman William Burns office in Chicago.

South Side high school could get new life after advocacy

June 17, 2018 at 5:33 a.m.

Dyett High School on the South Side, slated to be closed at the end of the school year despite strong community opposition, could see new life. Chicago Public Schools said...

Children walk past the school zone speed limit sign outside Peabody Elementary School, 1444 W. Augusta Blvd., Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.

CPS sells first shut-down school

June 18, 2018 at 7:29 a.m.

A West Town building that housed one of almost 50 elementary schools the city closed last year is the first to be sold by Chicago Public Schools. The Chicago Board...

William Moreno, 9, is recognized as a winner of a Spanish heritage essay contest at Wednesday's Board of Education meeting. Also Wednesday, CPS chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett sought a delay in the rollout of a new standardized test.

CPS asks feds for delay on new standardized test

June 17, 2018 at 5:26 a.m.

Chicago Public Schools chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett said Wednesday that she'll ask the federal government to delay the rollout of a new and controversial state exam for grade school students this...

Chicago Public Schools enrollment drops again

May 22, 2019 at 5:03 p.m.

Enrollment at Chicago Public Schools this year dipped below 400,000 students for the first time in at least 20 years. Student enrollment on the 20th day of school this year...

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