Live results: Chicago voters elect 10 school board members
For the first time in Chicago history, voters this year got to choose some of the members of the Chicago Board of Education, which is on schedule to be a fully voter-elected board by 2027.
School board candidates answer questions regarding hot topics involving money and the CPS CEO
More than half a million dollars has poured in during the week leading up to Election Day on Nov. 5.
New Chicago school board meets one day after president's resignation
The former board president resigned on Thursday over social media posts that were deemed antisemitic, misogynistic, and conspiratorial.
Teen sues Chicago Public Schools, claims no action was taken to stop sexual assaults
The suit claims the school knew the security guard's behavior was out of the ordinary and failed to report it.
"Extraordinary" sums of money spent in Chicago school board races
The money spent on Chicago School Board races is closing in on nearly $7 million.
Red flag warning in place for fire risk in Chicago area, expert says climate change plays role
Parks with a lot of leaves on the ground—something of which there are many in the fall—can be an issue during red flag warnings.
Threat of foodborne pathogens is growing with climate change, experts warn
Some pathogens that contaminate food are even showing up in the U.S. for the first time thanks to climate change.
Amid McDonald's, other outbreaks, IIT food safety lab studies causes of pathogenic foodborne illness
Work in the labs at the IFSH in southwest suburban Bedford Park is centered around learning more about why some food products make people sick.
New Chicago school board sworn in after Mayor Johnson's controversial shakeup
All seven previous board members resigned on the same day earlier this month.
Argonne National Laboratory team to study causes of flooding in Chatham
CBS News Chicago spent the day with those researchers and the community leaders with whom they're partnering to learn more.
Chicago Teachers Union spends thousands on flyers attacking candidates for school board
The flyers, which some are receiving in the mail right now, claim candidates in the race are aligned with former president Donald Trump and "out-of-state billionaires."
Chicago turning to Green Alleys to reduce flooding from storms
Chicago has 1,900 miles of alleys, making it one of the top alley capitals in the world, but because many aren't connected to the sewer system, they're prone to flooding.
School board members don't show for City Council hearing on CPS turmoil
Aldermen expressed frustration and disappointment that school board members didn't show up to discuss the mayor's shakeup of the school board.
Fueled by CTU, contributions in Chicago school board race reach nearly $2.5M
CTU political action committees have contributed more than $1 million to candidate campaign coffers so far in the city's first-ever school board election.
UChicago professor James Robinson, 2 other economists share Nobel prize
Their research centered around tracing the roots of the question: "Why are some countries poorer and others more prosperous? And why do those inequalities persist?"