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Of the 681 Chicago Public Schools, 129 are still eligible for closure at the end of the academic year.

World reknowned philosopher Alain De Botton describes the difficulties of sex, love and relationships in his recent book, How To Think More About Sex.

A Chicago parent group has filed a complaint against Chicago Public Schools administrators' handling of the school closings process. 

Marya Lucas moved to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood not long ago and couldn't help but notice how different life is on either side of North Avenue around Sedgewick Street. It made her wonder what factors lead to neighborhoods changing so drastically in the span of a block. WBEZ's Natalie Moore investigates. 

In an effort to reduce the violence that has dogged Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Thursday he is tripling the city’s investment in a mentoring program.

Classes are back on for about 4,000 students in West Chicago after a tentative agreement ended a teachers strike in the Chicago suburb.