Suspected swatting incident disrupts day at Jones College Prep in South Loop
There was no bomb or person with a gun at the school. Police said there were reports of a similar incident at a second school Wednesday.
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There was no bomb or person with a gun at the school. Police said there were reports of a similar incident at a second school Wednesday.
The girl was not the only child who took the substance this week at McKay School in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
The girl was not the only child who took the substance this week at McKay Elementary School in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. Marissa Sulek talked with her mother.
On Thursday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement defended arresting the man who had just dropped off a child at Jovita Idár Elementary.
Those at the rally were concerned both about a Chicago Board of Education resolution that would close three Acero schools, and reports of a father being arrested by immigration agents outside a school. Marissa Sulek reports.
What do you get when 3,000 Chicago Public Schools students join forces during Black History Month to sing? Soulful and empowering songs with a message.
Neither the CTU nor CPS have used the word "strike," but the reality is the 19-page factfinding report opens the door for teachers to prepare for one.
As talks continue between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union, the union is rejecting a report from an independent factfinder. As Jermont Terry reports, the move could start the countdown to a possible strike.
The walk-ins also come in the middle of contract negotiations between CTU and Chicago Public Schools leadership.
Surveillance video released by Chicago Public Schools officials in response to a Freedom of Information Act request shows the agents were at the school for about 30 minutes.
Some moms and families of CPS students who lost their lives to gun violence are still waiting for arrests to be made. Others know suspects are in custody — but it does not make grieving any easier.
Some moms and families of Chicago Public Schools students who lost their lives to gun violence were still waiting for arrests to be made. Others know suspects are in custody — but it does not make grieving any easier. Marissa Sulek reports.
The Trump administration revoked a policy that prohibited arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at or near schools, places of worship and other places deemed to be "sensitive locations."
President Trump has revoked a policy that prohibited arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at or near schools, places of worship and other places deemed to be "sensitive locations."
The fact-finding process is a part of formal mediation required before the union can go on strike.
The current seven-person Chicago school board, with members all selected by Mayor Brandon Johnson, will switch Wednesday to 20 board members and a president.
The current seven-person Chicago school board, with members all selected by Mayor Brandon Johnson, will switch Wednesday to 20 board members and a president. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
The Civic Federation's finance report for the 2025 budget raises serious concerns about how the district will survive in the future.
The Civic Federation’s finance report for the 2025 budget raises serious concerns about how the district will survive in the future. Jermont Terry reports.
The budget watchdog group said CPS' finances are in such bad shape that the State of Illinois may need to take control of the school district.
More than 8,000 devices were detected outside of Illinois. A majority of them ended up overseas in 140 countries—including Azerbaijan, Barbados, China, Ethiopia, Jordan and Nicaragua.
CPS technology isn’t just going missing. It’s showing up in countries like China, Ethiopia, Jordan and Nicaragua. Tara Molina reports on what the CPS Office of the Inspector General says needs to be done about this trend.
Altogether, tens of thousands of laptops, iPads, and cellphone hot spots were lost or stolen during the 2023-2024 school year. As Tara Molina reports, thousands of those devices—bought and paid for with Chicagoans’ tax dollars—have ended up in other countries.
Recommendations were made for CPS to improve transparency, its handling of high school sports, and its spending.
Durbin, originally from downstate Illinois, is the fifth most senior member of the U.S. Senate.
