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Jessie Ann Foley, an English teacher at Chicago Public Schools' Taft High School, wrote "The Carnival at Bray," which was named a Printz Honor Book on Monday.

Top children’s books honored

May 22, 2019 at 7:14 p.m.

Twenty-two books written for children and young adults received national recognition Monday by the American Library Association. At the organization's midwinter meeting in Chicago, the Youth Media Award winners were...

Hyde Park shoe store closes after 55 years

August 18, 2019 at 6:40 p.m.

Almost every day for more than a half-century, Gus Lukis arrived early at Hyde Park Shoe Rebuilders — sometimes around 4:30 a.m. — and went to work repairing shoes and...

According to a 2013 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 17 percent of students in grades 9-12 said they were bullied online in Illinois.

State schools will investigate after-hours bullying

August 18, 2019 at 6:41 p.m.

A new law will force state schools to investigate reports of cyberbullying — even when it happens outside of school. The law, which took effect Jan. 1, doesn't tell schools...

Chicago man ordered held on $100,000 bail on theft, deception

August 18, 2019 at 6:39 p.m.

A Chicago man was ordered held in lieu of $100,000 bail Sunday on six charges of theft by deception of $300 to $1,000. Jose Lopez, 37, was arrested in Cicero...

A child pulls a sled past a sign warning that sledding is prohibited on the large slope at "Mount Trashmore" in Evanston's James Park. Two smaller slopes there are open to sledders.

Chicago unlikely to follow trend to ban sledding

August 18, 2019 at 6:46 p.m.

Six-year-old Arielle Smith glided down "Mount Trashmore" in Evanston on a two-person plastic sled — right past a "no sledding" sign. "The site here says it's at your own risk,"...

Program offers 10,000 students chance to see ‘Selma’ for free

June 16, 2018 at 7:52 p.m.

Starting Friday, up to 10,000 Chicago high school students have the opportunity to see the film "Selma" free at one of nine theaters in the area. The initiative, organized by...

Abril Millan is a case worker at Latinos Progresando, a Chicago community group. She is a U.S. citizen, but her parents are both undocumented and living in Chicago.

Obama’s immigration initiative could benefit 225,000 in Chicago area, analysis finds

August 18, 2019 at 6:36 p.m.

President Barack Obama's orders to spare some immigrants from deportation could apply to about 225,000 people in the Chicago area, according to estimates from the Migration Policy Institute. In an...

New law allows Illinois universities to conduct hemp research

August 18, 2019 at 6:34 p.m.

Illinois universities can legally grow industrial hemp now, but it may be a while before seeds are planted. A new law, effective Jan. 1, allows state institutions with four-year agriculture...

Dr. Harry Fozzard, cardiology specialist at University of Chicago, dies

August 18, 2019 at 6:33 p.m.

Dr. Harry Fozzard, a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Chicago, was a leader in the field of electrophysiology, conducting research that centered on the ion channels in...

Jackie Johnson, of Elgin, shovels her driveway along East Chicago Street in Elgin on Feb. 1, 2015. Johnson, a native of northern Minnesota, loves to shovel snow but worries that with her age and the weight of the snow this could be "heart attack snow".

Snow moves in, more numbing cold to follow

May 21, 2019 at 2:53 p.m.

This week's snowfall is telling Chicagoans that winter has arrived. And continued subzero temperatures and wind chills as low as minus 30 degrees Tuesday and Wednesday should serve notice it's...

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