CHICAGO — Walter Payton College Preparatory High School in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood ranks No. 1 on a list of best high schools in Illinois and places No. 5 when ranked nationally.

Chicago families, preschool providers fear prospect of vital services shutting down, potentially leaving thousands of kids ...

In Illinois, five schools from Chicago made the list's top 100 of schools nationwide. Walter Payton College Preparatory High ...

Bears manager of youth and high school football Gustavo Silva and former Chicago Public Schools director ... women's flag football game for the state of Illinois on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton ...

There was no better way to honor International Women's Day than by making history at the Walter Payton Center with two women's college teams facing off. Chicago Bears brass told ABC7 this is just ...

The Walter Payton ... high school flag football teams as spectators. It’s part of a years-long project that the Bears have undertaken to grow flag football opportunities for girls in Illinois ...