Chicago to offer $500 grants for families with students with disabilities
A new Chicago city initiative is giving away $500 grants to kids with disabilities with no strings attached, called the Diverse Learners Recovery Fund.
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A new Chicago city initiative is giving away $500 grants to kids with disabilities with no strings attached, called the Diverse Learners Recovery Fund.
Walter Payton College Preparatory High School was listed as the 5th best high school with a 100% graduation rate.
Teja Syers started with the Polished Pebbles Mentoring Program over a decade ago, and has since graduated college and advanced her career in the local hotel industry.
Chicago residents can earn an associate of applied science degree in criminal justice at no cost in as little as 12 months.
Some students at Olive-Harvey College are on the pathway to become Chicago police officers. They're graduating on Thursday and will soon take a rigorous test to get into the police academy. It's dangerous and certainly not easy. Some of the students spoke to CBS 2 about why they want to become police officers.
Whether it was trimming wood or driving a forklift simulator, the detainees learn all sorts of skills so they're ready for life once they're released.
Under the proposed program, Illinois student teachers would get paid up to $10,000 a semester for up to two semesters.
Nearly 80% of Illinois schools say they have a teacher shortage program, according to data from last school year. But there is proposed legislation that could be part of the solution. The idea is to pay student teachers. CBS 2 spoke to a college student who is on board with the idea.
The winning word was a noun: "myocarditis." A Chicago seventh grader from Bell Elementary School spelled out the word on Tuesday to secure her spot at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. She competed against dozens of other kids at the Citywide Spelling Bee Championship.
This year's class from Northwestern University sat front row for lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and now a measles outbreak.
Friday was Match Day, when medical school students across the country open their envelopes to find out where they're going for the next chapter in their careers.
Any student who gets at least a score of three can earn free college credit at all public colleges in the state.
"It promises to see more students having the opportunity that a secondary education truly provides."
An award-winning local author is touring Chicago public elementary schools for Black History Month. CBS 2 was there as Harold Green III visited students at Robert A. Black Magnet School in Calumet Heights to read his new picture book Love Bubble. Green said he wrote this book in memory of his grandma. The book is about the "love bubbles" created by our communities, friends and families. Not only did Green once attend Robert A. Black Magnet School as a child, but he also used to work there.
Mr. Henry has taught thousands of students over 24 years who have performed around the world and gone on to be educators themselves.
Miss Patricia strives to give the kids what she didn't have: a chance to use good, quality materials to create art in a classroom setting.
Microschools are typically registered with the state as a home or private school and can encompass kindergarten through 12th grade.
Two elementary schools in Hammond, Indiana, could close their doors as the School City of Hammond school board said officials are looking to fix a $15 million to $30 million shortfall.
Oak Park and River Forest High School was the first in the state to offer a new Advanced Placement African American Studies course.
A high school in suburban Oak Park made history by teaching Black history. Oak Park and River Forest High School was the first in the state to offer the new Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course.
NIU's AIM HIGH Huskie Pledge covers costs not met by other financial aid. Families earning a gross adjusted income of $100,000 or less can qualify.
From Sean Connery to Roger Moore to Daniel Craig, movie fans definitely know 007. But what really made James Bond 007 was the high-tech spyware, and for the first time, fans can see some of the most famous movie props at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.
When it comes to college, your first thought might be the giant price tag. However, one organization is erasing that fear for hundreds of Chicago families. When the nonprofit Hope Chicago says family, they mean family because their scholarship program gives both the student and their parent the chance to go college for free.
The early childhood education center educates infants through kindergarten.
Tuition and fees at all three University of Illinois campuses will remain unchanged next school year for in-state undergraduate students after a vote from the school's Board of Trustees.
Gas prices in Chicago have risen above $6 a gallon for regular in some neighborhoods, while Illinois is nearly 50 cents above the national average cost for fuel.
Chicago's Derek Hill hit a two-run shot that tied it at 3 in the seventh.
The 94th annual St. Jude Memorial March stepped off Michigan Avenue on Sunday morning.
There was no immediate reason given for the 81-year-old's hospitalization.
At 22-12, the Cubs are a season-high 10 games over .500.
There was no immediate reason given for the 81-year-old's hospitalization.
Elmwood Park, Center Cass, Oak Lawn Hometown, and Atwood Heights are among the Illinois districts being investigated by the Justice Department over classroom instruction on gender and sexuality.
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
The longest shutdown of a federal department in U.S. history came to an end on Thursday when President Trump signed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security following a breakthrough on Capitol Hill.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
The only remaining location of Pal Joey's pizzeria in Batavia, Illinois, will soon be going out of business, its owner announced this week.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
Gas prices in Chicago have risen above $6 a gallon for regular in some neighborhoods, while Illinois is nearly 50 cents above the national average cost for fuel.
According to Iran’s state media, Iran’s latest proposal to the U.S. calls for issues between the two nations to be resolved within 30 days and aims to end the war rather than extend the ceasefire.
Some storms have the potential to create gusty winds and possibly small hail. Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the latest in First Alert Weather.
Hundreds of people strolled through the park for everything from fresh produce to baked goods and crafts, and even exercise classes. The market runs every Sunday through October.
During his weekly Sunday prayers, the pontiff reminded crowds in St. Peter's Square that reporters are all too frequently victims of war and violence.
Joliet police said officers responded to the scene and found a 31-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.
Gas prices in Chicago have risen above $6 a gallon for regular in some neighborhoods, while Illinois is nearly 50 cents above the national average cost for fuel.
The 94th annual St. Jude Memorial March stepped off Michigan Avenue on Sunday morning.
There was no immediate reason given for the 81-year-old's hospitalization.
The department said the victim has been identified, but is working to locate next of kin.
More than four months after a Chicago woman battling ALS was told she couldn't get a disabled parking placard in front of her home, the sign is up and her life is about to change.
An elderly woman has essentially abandoned her home of three decades because of constantly broken elevators at her high-rise condo building on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
Violent retail crime is on the rise in Illinois, according to a new report from the Illinois Organized Retail Crime Association.
A top administrator in the Libertyville school district has been placed on leave after a fiery school board meeting focused on how the district handled allegations of grooming leveled against a former teacher.
Potholes along one stretch of road in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood are so bad, people say they damage their cars just getting to work.
Chicago's Derek Hill hit a two-run shot that tied it at 3 in the seventh.
At 22-12, the Cubs are a season-high 10 games over .500.
The White Sox broke through against Michael King (3-2) in the sixth and then chased the Padres' top starter in the seventh.
The Cubs had not won 10 in a row at home since they had 14 straight victories at Wrigley from May 18-June 22, 2008.
Munetaka Murakami hit his majors-leading 13th homer of the season to highlight a six-run second inning, Colson Montgomery added his ninth home run, and the Chicago White Sox beat the San Diego Padres 8-2 for their fourth straight win.
Chief Geoff Guttschow, who has an autistic child who drives, says the Blue Envelope Program gives officers a tool to recognize when a driver may need additional communication support.
A woman has been charged with shooting a 15-year-old boy outside an indoor track facility near Gately Park in Chicago in 2024, after getting into a fight with another woman during a back-to-school event in the Pullman neighborhood.
Sexual abuse charges were filed this week against a Park City, Illinois, police officer.
Attorneys for the man convicted of the murders of two girls in Delphi, Indiana, have filed a new brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn his case.
Attorneys for a woman convicted of killing her 69-year-old landlord in Chicago's Arcadia Terrace community have filed an appeal.
