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Kids are now back in their classrooms at a Southwest Side elementary school after suspected mold forced them to spend the first week of classes last week at a different school.
According to court documents, CPS should have officially gotten those funds back by Friday.
This money comes after the U.S. Department of Education stripped the district of grants last year, saying it violated federal law with policies supporting Black and transgender students.
After being forced to shift classes to another nearby school for the past week over mold concerns, a Southwest Side elementary school will reopen on Monday.
The Chicago Public Schools are back in the swing of things, with hundreds of laid-off educators back in the classroom.
The Chicago Tribune reported that more than 300 of 700 employees previously cut have been rehired, as district leaders continue to scramble to close a massive, multimillion-dollar budget gap. Lauren Victory reports.
The Chicago Public Schools are back in the swing of things, with hundreds of laid-off educators back in the classroom. Lauren Victory reports.
For some students, the year started with outside classes and classwork in unconventional spots inside the adjacent Kennedy High School.
Monday marked the first day of class for more than 300,000 Chicago Public Schools students, but uncertainty remains about CPS' funding for the 2026-2027 school year.
The theme for the first day at the school in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood was Poe Classical University, with a focus on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the importance of a college education. Darius Johnson reports.
Chicago Public Schools students returned to school for the 2026-2027 school year on Monday. Darius Johnson spent the morning at Edgar Allan Poe Classical Elementary School in Pullman, where none other than our Jermont Terry rang the bell.
Monday marked the first day of class for more than 300,000 Chicago Public Schools students.
Monday marked the first day of class for more than 300,000 Chicago Public Schools students, but uncertainty remains about CPS’ funding for the 2026-2027 school year.
From school supplies to food and haircuts, local organizations are making sure students have what they need as they head back to the classroom.
More than 300,000 Chicago Public Schools students head back to school Monday, meaning a busy final weekend of summer for many families.
Chicago Public Schools teachers are expected back in their buildings in less than two weeks, and people are asking Mayor Brandon Johnson what he is going to do to ensure the district can make payroll.
The Chicago Teachers Union is demanding that the state fulfill a promise to chip in the money. Lauren Victory reports.
District leaders warned the Chicago Board of Education that it will be a "disaster" if Springfield does not cough up the $150 million needed to balance the Chicago Public Schools budget. Lauren Victory reports.
Chicago Public Schools teachers are expected back in their buildings in less than two weeks, and people are asking Mayor Brandon Johnson what he is going to do to ensure the district can make payroll. Lauren Victory reports.
For the second day in a row, dumpsters filled with unused school supplies were discovered outside former Acero charter schools now run by Chicago Public Schools.
A Chicago Public Schools custodian from Venezuela was detained by ICE when his family went to their asylum appointment a few weeks ago, one of a growing number of immigration arrests across the country.
Thousands of dollars of new and unused school supplies – including books, beakers, and maps – were thrown in the trash outside an elementary school in Avondale ahead of the new school year.
The Chicago Board of Education on Thursday approved an amended budget plan for the Chicago Public Schools that avoids laying off hundreds of teachers by assuming $150 million in additional state funding that is far from guaranteed.
The Chicago Board of Education is gearing up to vote on a budget plan worth almost $10 billion.
The Chicago Board of Education is gearing up to vote on a budget plan worth almost $10 billion.
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit has four boats, but there were multiple weekends this summer when none of them were scheduled to be out.
The school's superintendent said they're still recovering from the August storm that hit Northwest Indiana and left residents without power for days.
Armstrong homered to lead off the third, breaking Billy Williams' franchise record set in 1970.
The suspect remains hospitalized after being shot in the cheek by a concealed carry holder during an attempted arm robbery Tuesday morning.
An Elgin tattoo artist draws inspiration from his Mexican background to create his unique designs.
Reps. Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks reversed course on a House resolution to require congressional approval for continued military action against Iran, citing open-ended war concerns ahead of competitive midterm races.
A City Council committee on Wednesday backed Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposal to increase protections for Chicago renters, after he dropped a key provision opposed by landlords, but the mayor's critics plan to press on with a competing proposal.
Illinois' senior senator, the Judiciary Committee's top Democrat, opened Tuesday's oversight hearing by accusing the director of turning the bureau's powers against President Trump's political opponents.
Three Chicago City Council members announced they have negotiated a revised parking meter deal with New York-based Stonepeak Partners to the benefit of the city.
The Legislative Ethics Commission has appointed David Risley acting legislative inspector general effective the day following the Sept. 30 resignation of his predecessor.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking the latest in First Alert Weather.
All day long on Nov. 2, putting "VOTE 26" in the app will get you 50% off up to $10 on a rideshare, Divvy bikeshare or scooter ride.
On the weekend when Magdalena Jablonska, 48, was killed by a boater driving a pontoon at a high rate of speed, CBS Chicago found that no McHenry County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit patrols were scheduled on the water.
Christopher Brown, 20, of Michigan City, Indiana, was charged after attempting to rob a concealed carry holder at a gas station on Tuesday. The licensed holder shot Brown in the cheek.
Habermehl, who has spent 3 decades doing the same job, gives insight into what happened in the final few seconds inside the cockpit.
A mother is crying for justice after her son was brutally beaten on the South Side of Chicago in broad daylight.
Whether you have a balance on a credit card or are thinking about buying a car or a home, the increased interest rate by the Federal Reserve may impact your financial goals.
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit has four boats, but there were multiple weekends this summer when none of them were scheduled to be out.
Mayor Johnson dropped a key provision of his proposal to increase protections for Chicago renters, which cleared its first council committee Wednesday.
The school's superintendent said they're still recovering from the August storm that hit Northwest Indiana and left residents without power for days.
A Cicero woman is suing Uber and a driver after the driver allegedly sexually assaulted her. She and her boyfriend said Uber hired him despite the driver having a criminal background.
Both hospitals were supposed to be placed in receivership, but after five hours of closed-door negotiations on Tuesday, it is still unclear what the future holds for both hospitals.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
Armstrong homered to lead off the third, breaking Billy Williams' franchise record set in 1970.
Petey Halpin hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning, Parker Messick struck out eight and the Cleveland Guardians moved into first place in the AL Central with a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Chicago Bears running back D'Andre Swift has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week after his performance in the team's record-breaking 59-37 win over the Carolina Panthers.
The Cubs (84-68) maintained a half-game lead over Philadelphia (83-68) for the top NL wild card.
The White Sox, who lost at least 100 games in each of the past three seasons, have held at least a share of first since July 4.
Three girls have been charged with threatening a school in the west Chicago suburb of Addison, with two of them making a video depicting a shooting at the school, authorities announced Wednesday.
A Zion man has been charged in the shooting death of another man in July in north suburban Ingleside.
Chicago police on Wednesday were looking for a man who attacked and beat another man and ordered his dog to bite the victim in the Edgewater neighborhood.
Shots were fired during a fight early Wednesday morning on busy Lincoln Avenue in Chicago's Budlong Woods neighborhood.
A judge allowed a school bus aide charged in connection with a shooting on a bus in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood to be released with conditions.
