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Schools Program Favored By Mayor Emanuel Gets Last Minute Boost

The Chicago Board of Education is expected on Wednesday to nearly double the contract for the Academy of Urban School Leadership.

Experts cite a lack of federal funding, access to adequate health care and cultural sensitivity for the rising rates and wide disparities.

Gov. JB Pritzker wants to boost access to vaccines after doctors warned him of a potential measles outbreak in Illinois.

Former court clerk supervisor Beena Patel is charged with lying under oath about alleged corruption. She “emphatically denies the charges.”

A mentoring group has set up shop in Chicago that starts with children when they are five and sticks with them through high school.

Silky hopes to be the first Chicagoan to win RuPaul’s Drag Race.

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Two candidates in Sauk Village were in a dead heat, so a coin toss decided the winner.

Two brothers who said they helped Smollett stage a racist and homophobic attack against himself are suing his attorneys for defamation.

It sure seems like the crypt is the safest place in Westeros. Anyone want to check it out? Doesn’t seem like anything will go wrong.

Several black workers at the Walmart Distribution Center in Elwood, Ill., say the company discriminated against them.

Think you know all the recycling rules? Think again. Check out this quick guide to some common do's and don’ts of Chicago recycling.

Community activists and a university representative reflect on why the relationship has been difficult in the past and where it stands now.