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Nicholas Senn High School music teacher Trevor Nicholas has been named a finalist for the 2022 Music Educator GRAMMY Award, the Chicago Public Schools announced Friday.
Chicago Teachers Union officials said the halls at Park Manor Elementary were "virtually empty" on Thursday, due to the number of students staying home.
There is no word of any plan to close Chicago Public Schools facilities due to the rise in COVID-19 cases, but the district still dealing with a massive bus driver shortage related to the pandemic.
The Chicago Board of Education has approved a multimillion-dollar settlement over two cases of racial discrimination.
Payton said the worst part about all of this is that her son was supposed to get his booster shot the same day he tested positive.
A masking controversy is bubbling up at an elementary school in Wicker Park – with regard to whether kids need to be masked during outdoor recess as a mitigation against COVID-19.
Misconduct between adults and students at Marine Leadership Academy, including one case in which an adult had a sexual relationship with a student, has led Chicago Public Schools to terminate 10 employees.
From a teen growing up in the city to a top job with the Chicago Public Schools and a stop in the NFL along the way, Mickey Pruitt returns to the football field to share his story with CBS 2's Jim Williams.
CPS is encouraging students and families to use the time off to get a vaccine if they haven't already.
Next Friday, Nov. 12, Chicago Public School students will have the day off to get vaccinated against COVID and Chicago city workers who are eligible will get two hours off that day to get their booster shots.
The Chicago Public Schools has announced there will be no classes on Friday, Nov. 12, for Vaccine Awareness Day.
Over the last month, there's been an average of roughly 4,000 quarantined students a week in the nation's third-largest school district.
Epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and a lung condition are just some of the health issues one 9-year-old Chicago boy battles. But despite notes from his doctor stating the boy is medically fragile and high risk for COVID-19, the Chicago Public Schools said he cannot attend classes virtually.
There was relief this week from Chicago Public Schools' busing vendors, as the district relaxed a vaccine mandate that many feared would worsen a driver shortage that is already causing major problems. But vendors are still just as desperate for drivers.
One Chicago father is doing more than just worrying about violence targeting kids. he's doing something about it. and he has a message for other dads.
Chicago Public Schools will release new quarantine procedures after Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the district has an issue with over-quarantining.
He is now enrolled in college in Florida for next spring.
The Chicago Public Schools are set to unveil new COVID-19 safety protocols Friday morning.
"I feel very strongly for how worried people are right now," Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said.
Parents are demanding more information and more testing after learning two mothers of students at a Chicago Public School in Lawndale died last week from COVID-19.
Police and Chicago Public Schools officials are executing a security plan, after two students from Simeon Career Academy were shot and killed this week – and also after threats were issued on social media to Simeon and numerous other schools.
"I hope I can hope for the best and plan for the worst. But what is that plan?
The fallout persists from those dozens of school bus drivers who resigned at the start of the school year for the Chicago Public Schools – and new numbers just out show the problem may be bigger than first thought.
The fight over COVID safety measures in Chicago Public Schools rages on, as members of the Chicago Teachers Union held a rally to demand better protections for students and staff.
The Great American Dog Show is in Tinley Park this weekend, with an AKC competition and lots of new products and services for the dog in your family.
Illinois' most popular state park is getting a $18 million upgrade.
The tolls on the Chicago Skyway have officially gone up.
Fire crews rescued a woman when a fire broke out in a second-floor apartment in Aurora, Illinois, on New Year's Day.
Riverdale police are searching for a driver they say struck and killed a 72-year-old woman on New Year's Eve.
"We are removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland," President Trump announced.
A recently released cache of security videos is raising new questions about the prison cameras at the facility where Jeffrey Epstein died in his cell in 2019.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Cmdr. Greg Bovino sparred on social media this week, after the mayor endorsed "ABOLISH ICE" as a possible name for a Chicago snowplow.
Two separate court hearings was held Wednesday to try to stop the sudden loss of $60 million in funding for Illinois after-school programs.
Education advocates in Chicago filed two lawsuits against the U.S. Department of Education this week, arguing that students returning from Christmas vacation will be left without crucial resources such as after-school programs.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
With less than two weeks until Christmas, if you're sending gifts to people far from home, the deadlines to get them there on time are fast approaching.
A condo owner in Country Club Hills says he's forced to sell his home after his condo association failed to reimburse him for repairs to his leaking roof. Edward Hadnott's condo has sat empty since a major roof leak in 2022.
The U.S. stopped minting pennies this week, and some groups have issued a warning about the headaches that can create for some businesses and consumers.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
It's the holiday season, which means it's the most common time of year for norovirus to spread. Here's what you need to know about this winter stomach bug.
A study conducted in part by Chicago's Northwestern Medicine found that tanning beds not only triple the risk of melanoma, but can also damage DNA across nearly the whole skin surface.
An investigation into the case of a Michigan man who contracted rabies after an organ transplant provided more details on the infection's origin.
The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.
American Airlines announced Monday that it is adding 100 more departures from Chicago early next year as it continues its expansion at O'Hare International Airport.
The Chicago Bears are expanding their search for a new stadium to Northwest Indiana, even though they already own land in Arlington Heights and have also proposed a new lakefront stadium in Chicago.
A Culver's is coming to Chicago's South Loop, a real estate broker has confirmed.
A new vision for passenger rail is on track in southeastern Wisconsin. The MARK Passenger Rail Commission held its inaugural meeting on December 5, 2025, at Racine City Hall.
U.S. Steel says it'll resume making steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois amid strengthening demand.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
It marks the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances.
The band announced Perry Bamonte's death on their official website on Friday.
The message, aired on Channel 4 on Christmas Day, reflected on the impact of President Trump's second term in office thus far.
The singer said an MRI showed a cancerous spot on one of his lungs after he recovered from a lengthy bout of bronchitis.
The Great American Dog Show is in Tinley Park this weekend, with an AKC competition and lots of new products and services for the dog in your family.
Many people will start the year by spending a month abstaining from alcohol. What exactly is "dry January," and what are some of the health benefits participants reap?
Fire crews rescued a woman when a fire broke out in a second-floor apartment in Aurora, Illinois, on New Year’s Day.
Tesla is poised to lose its top spot in annual electric vehicle sales to Chinese automaker BYD.
The U.S. has rolled back proposed steep tariffs on Italian-made pasta, the U.S. Department of Commerce and Italy's foreign ministry both said Thursday.
A Humboldt Park restaurant owner is being deported back to Pakistan after his family made a last-minute plea for his removal to be halted.
A host of new laws in Illinois will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026. From gun safety to rogue towers, protection from squatters, medical assistance in dying, protections for immigrants and more, here are some of the most notable changes in the new year.
The tolls on the Chicago Skyway have officially gone up.
As overall crime continued to drop in Chicago in 2025, the city ended the year with the fewest homicides in 60 years.
The Great American Dog Show is in Tinley Park this weekend, with an AKC competition and lots of new products and services for the dog in your family.
As thousands of people are expected downtown for New Year's Eve celebrations, Mayor Johnson, the Chicago police, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications are trying to get out ahead of any safety concerns.
Cameras not working, video evidence missed by police and a psychic that leads a hit and run victim's son to a clue that changes the case
Some Chicago area hospitals are at risk of significant flooding both in and around the buildings, according to new KFF Health News/Fathom models.
Lawmakers in Springfield are looking to address the high water bills being reported in some suburbs from customers of Illinois American Water.
Electric bills in the Chicago area could go up as much as $70 in the next three years because of data centers, according to the Citizens Utility Board.
Ilya Mikheyev had two goals and the Chicago Blackhawks handed the Dallas Stars their fourth consecutive loss with a 4-3 victory.
No. 1 Indiana became the first team in the brief history of the 12-team College Football Playoff to win a game after receiving a first-round bye, smothering Alabama 38-3 in a quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl.
Isaac Okoro scored a season-high 24 points, Tre Jones added 20 points and 12 assists and the depleted Chicago Bulls topped the New Orleans Pelicans 134-118.
Chicago had a chance to win in regulation, but Nick Foligno shot the puck off a post on a prime scoring opportunity in the final seconds.
Former Oregon and Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly has been hired as Northwestern's offensive coordinator.
Esther Jane Stephen, a high school softball coach, was arrested in 2020 in the fatal shooting of her former fiancé Shea Briar in Jay County, Indiana. Prosecutors say Stephen, known as E.J., had attempted to kill him before with a drink laced with ibuprofen.
As overall crime continued to drop in Chicago in 2025, the city ended the year with the fewest homicides in 60 years.
A teen has been charged with armed robbery, after an online marketplace meetup turned deadly earlier this week in west suburban Cicero.
A teenager was killed and another person was wounded in a shootout Wednesday afternoon in Cicero, after a robbery attempt during a social media marketplace sale, police said.
A man was left in critical condition Wednesday when someone opened fire from a vehicle in broad daylight in the North Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago's West Side.
