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Chicago Public Schools parents and other education advocates were outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office at City Hall on Monday, demanding he "push the reset button" on his appointed school board, amid an ongoing contract scandal.
Federal investigators looking into a $20 million no-bid Chicago Public Schools contract have requested records related to a nonprofit group tied to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Gov. Bruce Rauner and prominent business leaders.
Barbara Byrd-Bennett's contract would have expired June 30, but she exercised an option to extend her contract for another year. Now, she's taking leave while the feds investigate CPS.
A major player in Chicago school reform was expressing serious concerns about the uncertainty swirling around the Chicago Public Schools, as chief executive officer Barbara Byrd-Bennett faces a federal probe into a controversial no-bid contract.
Filling the void with be Jesse Ruiz, a member of the school board.
Nearly 600 of the 800 Illinois school districts will have $97 million in state funding restored after a budget deal brokered last month between Gov. Bruce Rauner and legislative leaders cut money for education, with about one-third going to Chicago schools and the rest scattered among the other districts.
Chicago schools chief Barbara Byrd Bennett has a relationship with SUPES Academy and its founder, Gary Solomon, that goes back many years. CBS 2's Derrick Blakley reports.
Barbara Byrd Bennett's salary from CPS hasn't been her only source of income, CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
Chicago Public Schools is the target of a federal investigation, officials acknowledged on Wednesday.
An outspoken couple with four kids attending Chicago Public Schools has filed a federal lawsuit, seeking to overturn a district decision banning them from public meetings of the Chicago Board of Education.
Lincoln Brown, 48, was suspended without pay for five days in 2011 for using the n-word in front of his majority African-American class at Murray Language Academy after one of his students passed a note to a girl with rap lyrics including the n-word
The Chicago Teachers Union has stepped up the fight to increase the minimum wage in Chicago, demanding better pay for non-union workers at the Chicago Public Schools, and mayoral candidate Jesus "Chuy" Garcia has joined their effort.
A young man hired by Chicago Public Schools to help students during arrival and dismissal at a charter school is behind bars for allegedly shooting a 17-year-old girl just blocks from the school on the Far South Side, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
The high school failed health inspections in 2013 and 2014. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.
When De Duprey and Von Humboldt elementary schools were shuttered in June 2013 as part of a historically large school closing process, the surrounding community wondered what would happen with the hulking 100-year-plus old building that housed both schools in Humboldt Park.
Officials at Chicago Public Schools aren't promising a new roof but say contractors will be at the school Monday to make any repairs.
It had been a physical game between two intense rivals Wednesday night, as North Lawndale beat Marshall in the 3A sectional playoff. When the two teams lined up to shake hands, they began exchanging heated words, and soon players were throwing punches.
Hundreds of thousands of students in Chicago and the suburbs began taking a controversial new standardized test on Monday, but some parents want their kids to opt out.
Sources say the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Inspector General is looking into how Benito Juarez Community Academy High School uses "benchmark recovery" -- a grading system that is supposed to help failing students meet standards. CBS 2's Dave Savini reports.
Our kids are about to lose two weeks of class time to prepare for and take a test that will have little to no benefits. Needless to say, a lot of people are angry...
Mayor Emanuel is defending the decision by Chicago Public School officials to back down on their resistance to the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers test, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
The Chicago Public School system is buckling to economic pressure and now plans to give a controversial standardized test system-wide, reports WBBM's Bernie Tafoya.
There is a new standardized test coming to Illinois schools on March 9, but some parents don't want their kids to take it. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
Chicago Public Schools has cancelled classes Thursday due to the expected frigid temperatures.
Aaron Williams-Banks lists on his LinkedIn that he has worked as a math tutor in the Chicago Public Schools district since March 2014.
A rideshare driver was shot in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood on Monday night.
Chicago (40-37) snapped a three-game losing streak and pulled into a first-place tie with Cleveland (41-38) in the AL Central.
The alderman met with possible future developers for the property on Monday, coinciding with the mall's last day of operation.
Giovanna Moreno Occhipinti, 32, a former Illinois educator, was arrested in May by federal immigration enforcement officers.
Marcus Chatman was shot and killed just one week before his 15th birthday.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said agents will take a less public-facing approach, and the chair of the Illinois Accountability Commission says he is already hearing signs of a new arrest uptick.
Etan Patz walked out of his New York City home headed for a school bus stop in May of 1979. He never made it to school and has never been found.
Illinois state and local lawmakers gathered Sunday to remember trailblazing state lawmaker Barbara Flynn Currie.
Alan Greenspan's lengthy reign at the Federal Reserve coincided with a period of stability from the mid-1980s until 2007.
Keir Starmer will step down as U.K. Prime Minister weeks after a brutal round of local elections and as he faced a challenge from within his Labour Party.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Illinois is among the top 13 states seeing a rise in alpha-gal syndrome cases, with residents living in southern Illinois at the highest risk, according to a 2025 study.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
In a full circle moment, actor Gary Cole returns to the very same local stage where he began his professional acting career.
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
A rideshare driver was shot while driving in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood on Monday night.
The next weather maker returns to the area Wednesday afternoon, prompting more rain showers and thunderstorms. Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest in First Alert Weather.
Instagram is testing new features like channels organized around your interests, Reels and stories from your phone, and even a TV series.
At one point, so many bees gathered on a tree that a huge branch snapped under the weight. authorities warned neighbors to stay in their homes.
So far, there is one developer with an offer on the table to make it four warehouses, a green space, freshly paved streets, a new water system, and to lease it to small manufacturers. Curtis says it will cost around $200 million and create over 1,500 jobs.
Marcus Chatman was shot and killed just one week before his 15th birthday.
Giovanna Moreno Occhipinti, 32, a former Illinois educator, was arrested in May by federal immigration enforcement officers.
The alderman met with possible future developers for the property on Monday, coinciding with the mall's last day of operation.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said agents will take a less public-facing approach, and the chair of the Illinois Accountability Commission says he is already hearing signs of a new arrest uptick.
A rideshare driver was shot in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood on Monday night.
After a violent holiday weekend, Chicago city leaders are expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
Newly released cell phone video of a police shooting in south suburban Country Club Hills appears to contradict what a federal agent claims happened during an undercover gun trafficking sting operation last week.
"A house of horrors." That's how one former Chicago foster child described Aunt Martha's Integrated Care Center, a facility that's been at the center of a years-long CBS News Chicago investigation.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
A Chicago woman says a life insurance policy she paid into for 25 years was cancelled over a $112 shortfall that she never knew existed, and now, at 82 years old, she's uninsurable.
Chicago (40-37) snapped a three-game losing streak and pulled into a first-place tie with Cleveland (41-38) in the AL Central.
The 24-year-old will catch and bat fourth in his season debut against the Guardians, returning from hamstring and knee injuries originally suffered in the World Baseball Classic.
The game will be made up as a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday, and the four-game series will begin Tuesday.
The Chicago Hounds won their first-ever championship over the weekend, in just their fourth year of existence.
Chicago's first documented professional team was founded back in 1870. The white stockings, who eventually became the Chicago Cubs, not the White Sox.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said agents will take a less public-facing approach, and the chair of the Illinois Accountability Commission says he is already hearing signs of a new arrest uptick.
Chicago police on Monday issued a community alert about two sexual assaults that occurred in the South Shore community this month.
Etan Patz walked out of his New York City home headed for a school bus stop in May of 1979. He never made it to school and has never been found.
Chicago police on Monday morning were investigating a break-in at a smoke shop in the Portage Park community.
After a violent holiday weekend, Chicago city leaders are expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
