Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias announced he has awarded more than $1.3 million to public ...

For the first time in a decade, the Chicago Board of Education bucks tradition and overrules firing an employee with a long ...

Sara Tenenbaum is the Senior Digital Producer for CBS News Chicago covering breaking ... just blocks from John B. Drake Elementary School, that killed a 30-year-old man. The teen faces one ...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez is a finalist to be the next state commissioner of Massachusetts’ Department of ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman was shot and critically ... an altercation with another woman on the street outside Corkery Elementary School after a crash two blocks away That's when that person took ...

As college admissions become even more competitive and the demands for a global education grow, many parents in the Chicago area are turning to private schools. Private schools offer more options for ...

Read on for our list of the best private schools in Cook County according to Niche. 1. British International School of Chicago, South Loop (A+) Address: 161 W. 9th St., Chicago Why it stands out: This ...

At a Feb. 27 meeting, the board bucked the district’s guidance to fire a cook at Marquette Elementary School in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood who allegedly waved a knife in the face of a fellow ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 17-year-old boy was shot near a school on Chicago's Southeast Side Tuesday afternoon, Chicago police said. The shooting happened around 4:15 p.m., just after class was let out ...

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- It appears Green Bay's new west side elementary school will likely be named after Packers great Bart Starr. The official vote will come at the school board's April 28 meeting ...

Participating high schools involved in the program are given opportunities to see Broadway In Chicago shows and receive invitations to special events throughout the year. In years past ...