The growth on state exams was led by Black students, CPS officials said. But preliminary math scores on state exams show students still lag behind.
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The 49-year-old man was in an argument while trying to deliver food, then someone fired shots, police said.
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The study is one of the first to quantify the value of public transit across different metrics, including the impact on jobs and health. Public transit needs money, and the CTA needs a new boss and new ideas to change its future for the better.
U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber took senior status in 2002, but he continued to preside over blockbuster trials 20 years later. They included the trial of former R&B star R. Kelly in 2022 and a major corruption trial involving four political insiders tied to ComEd. “He was an honorable judge and an honorable man,” said Kelly attorney Jennifer Bonjean.
Thorpe, who the Sox acquired in the Dylan Cease trade, allowed three runs (two earned) in a 4-3 loss to Seattle.
The boy was in the 2700 block of South Komensky Avenue about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday when someone fired shots. He’s hospitalized in critical condition.
A person emerged from a crowd and stabbed the man as he exited a business in the first block of West Van Buren Street about 8:40 p.m. Tuesday. No one is in custody.
The festival’s co-founder, Mike Petryshyn, shared the announcement in a video posted to social media and on the festival’s website Tuesday evening. The new venue will be announced Wednesday morning with this year’s lineup.
Cynthia Yeh, principal percussionist at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, was both featured performer and muse for a new concerto that had its world premiere at Symphony Center.
The Cubs lost 5-2 to the Rays on Tuesday for their fourth loss in their last five games.
Late Monday morning, a northbound bus hit the theater in the 3500 block of South Halsted Street, a northbound Cadillac and several parked cars, Chicago police said.
Mayor Brandon Johnson and Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle greeted Chicago’s newest arrivals, who’ve taken up residence at the old St. Bartholomew school and convent in Portage Park.
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A sunset kayak tour from Ping Tom Memorial Park to downtown on a perfect evening in Chicago.
Ivan Weldon, 42, is charged with stabbing a man in the neck, shoving and kicking another man, and punching a third man at two Green Line stops on the South Side.
Prosecutors want a judge to give Chicago’s longest-serving City Council member a 10-year prison sentence for corruption. But defense attorneys hope to sway the judge to spare him any prison time with stories of Ed Burke’s good deeds.
Chicagoans see these cases over and over, shelling out millions for past misconduct that has sent innocent people to prison for years.
Notes: The Cubs put right-hander Ben Brown on the injured list with a neck injury.
Hunter Biden’s federal conviction can help shield President Joe Biden from Donald Trump’s assertions that Biden is manipulating the Justice Department against political foes.
Chania Logan had traveled into Midway from Los Angeles with another person who ran away from authorities in the baggage claim area June 4, the DEA said.
‘‘Once you’re told you made the team, there’s an enormous amount of joy that comes over you,’’ Weatherspoon said.
Patchin will succeed Jim Garrett, who will retire after serving as president and CEO of the bureau since 1996.
Judge allows 5-year-old's testimony against man accused of killing boy's brother, stabbing their mom
Judge Angela Petrone ruled that the boy’s statement was reliable enough to be used at the trial of Crosetti Brand in a March 13 attack that killed 11-year-old Jayden Perkins and left his mother severely wounded.
Warren spoke to a crowd Tuesday at the Lincoln Forum at the Union League Club of Chicago.
Ribfest, held for many years over the July Fourth weekend in Naperville and later relocated to the DuPage County Fairgrounds, faces a hazy future, organizers said.
Having communities that have suffered from disinvestment now work together on solutions is key. Five Chicago-area south suburbs — Calumet City, Harvey, Hazel Crest, Markham, South Holland — will be collaborating on environmental planning using federal dollars.
When stone fruits are roasted and grilled, their sugars caramelize, they soften and their flavors are amplified.
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans has referred misconduct accusations against Judge Kathy Flanagan to the Judicial Inquiry Board, which will decide whether to file charges. Flanagan is the acting presiding judge of the Law Division.
Sun-Times, Vocalo y WBEZ quieren destacar las historias LGBTQ+ de nuestra ciudad durante el Mes del Orgullo y más allá.
About 12:55 a.m., the man, believed to be in his 20s, was walking in the 1600 block of North Astor Street when he was shot in the thigh and buttocks by gunfire, Chicago police said.
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Woman is surprised and thrilled to be expecting but worries the news will be painful to some of her confidants.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources seeks help from volunteer citizen scientists this summer to monitor wild turkeys.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois clinics are seeing more patients traveling from dozens of other states, including the South. Abortion restrictions only make it more onerous, risky, and expensive for patients who need abortion care.
Luis Robert Jr. hit a game-tying pinch homer in the ninth for the White Sox.
The Sky have only one signature win 11 games into the season — beating the Liberty in the second week of the season. The Sky’s other three wins came against the league’s bottom four teams
Officials responded Wednesday evening at West Jonquil Terrace and North Marshfield Avenue to a crash involving two cars and a bicycle.