State law now calls for Chicago Public Schools to be run by a CEO. Smith is pushing for CPS to be led by a superintendent.

Stephanie Lulay, Executive editor and Co-Founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago ...

The proposal from Illinois State Rep. Bob Morgan (D-Deerfield) would require any team to have a winning record in at least three of its past five regular seasons before it could be eligible for public ...

The final panel session featured UChicago scholars Adam Green, David Keith, Rochona Majumdar and Deborah L. Nelson. They ...

Underwood: 'It was their fight. They had energy and we didn't.' ...

Shamus Toomey, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago ...

Jordan Stolz, 20, learned to skate on a homemade pond not far from here, amassing laps under a light pole put up by his ...

The ultimate measure of success for a trade of the magnitude of Luka-for-AD is simple: Will it lead to a title for either ...

Robert F. Smith (born 1962) grew up in a primarily Black, middle-class neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. His parents, who were both school principals with doctoral degrees, instilled in Smith deep ...

Chicago's eastern boundary is formed by Lake Michigan, and the city is divided by the Chicago River into three geographic sections: the North Side, the South Side and the West Side. These sections ...

Eddie Collins, Wee Willie Keeler and George Sisler are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1956 — Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks captures the first of his NBA record four ...

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