Michael Martinez

The elusive Egyptian doctor might be hiding in a fortified cave or on the run from American bombs and forces in Afghanistan. He could be mingling among Westerners in Europe...

Laina Kjeldbjerg may be too young to know where Afghanistan is, but the Mundelein 2nd grader is old enough to understand she can help. So when asked if she would...

Former Chicago Public Schools chief Paul Vallas said Thursday that by the end of the month he will formally enter the Democratic race for governor. At the same time, some...

Illinois colleges and universities are doing an almost perfect job of preparing students to pass state teacher licensing tests, according to figures released by the schools Friday. But the figures,...

At a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for an elementary school that will serve as a training academy for future teachers, Mayor Richard Daley again expressed public frustration with his schools team,...

Several months after its inspector general warned about the busing system, the Chicago school board has found that 10 bus drivers didn't have school bus operator's permits, officials said Monday....

Recent gang gunfire outside an elementary school in the Lawndale neighborhood led the Chicago Board of Education on Thursday to intensify security at seven schools and prompted elected leaders to...

Chicago school officials on Wednesday suspended an 11-year-old boy for five days and are investigating his special education teacher following accusations that he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl in a...