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All Graduates of Chicago Urban HS Accepted into 4-Year Colleges for 3rd Year in a Row
For the third consecutive year, 100 percent of the graduating seniors from the Urban Prep Academy, the nation's first all-boys public charter high school,...
Vast Urban Farm Grows Fish, Food In Old Chicago Meat Plant
On the third floor of an old meat-packing plant is a humid hothouse filled with rows of greens and sprouts, even exotic white strawberries....
Beer and Wine at Starbucks? Coming Next Year to Chicago
Trying to boost evening traffic to their stores, Starbucks will begin offering beer and wine, along with new options like cured meats in Chicago...
Big Move: Chicago Schools To Buy Antibiotic-Free Chicken
Big news this week on several fronts: against the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture and for healthier food for school children. The Chicago Public...
‘Go Do Good’ Downtown Chicago Art Installation Inspires Good Deeds
Trying to turn art into action, commuters walking near State and Madison streets in downtown Chicago had a striking new image in their sights...
Chicago Will Pay Cab Companies to Go Green
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley launched a new Green Taxi Program Friday that will encourage the taxi industry to purchase cost-effective hybrid and alternative fuel...
Hero Grandmother Helping Chicago Kids to Get ‘Off the Block’
In Roseland, one of Chicago's most dangerous neighborhoods, many residents stay off the streets to protect themselves from rampant gang violence.
But one grandmother opened...
Chicago Youth Program Fights Violence With Employment
Even though youth violence rates around the country have been decreasing in recent years, nearly 700 children were hit by gunfire last year in...
Chicago Teachers Surprise Students with “Thriller” Flash Mob (Video)
Teachers at Chicago's Gary Comer College Prep surprised their students this week performing a flash mob performance to Michael Jackson's "Thriller".
The South Side school...
Chicago-area Firefighters Help Latin America
A year ago, an earthquake in southern Chile devastated towns, flattening fire stations and equipment that could have been used in the rescue efforts.
An...
Paid Actors Spread Undercover Joy in Chicago – Get Happy!
In order to bring smiles to the faces of people in downtown Chicago, local philanthropist Richard Driehaus hired some performance artists to create displays...
Protesting Chicago Moms Prove Love’s Power to Win Justice
A scrappy group of moms and their grade school kids in Chicago have shown the nation what determined activism powered by love can do.
Families...
Librarians Assemble to Read the Qur’an on Steps of Chicago Building
The American Library Association and librarians across the country have moved the Qur’an to the top of their list for titles celebrated during their...
Lightning Strikes Simultaneously on Tallest Chicago Towers: Caught on Film
Several photographers captured the same moment in a Chicago thunderstorm when simultaneous strikes hit not only the Willis and Trump towers but also the...
Wayward Cat Found 1300 Miles Away in Chicago Gets Free Flight Home
When a New Mexico woman's beloved lost cat was picked up as a stray in Chicago after being lost for 8 months, she...
Every Senior at All-Black Urban Acadamy in Chicago is College Bound
Englewood's Urban Prep Academy for Young Men in Chicago has fulfilled its lofty mission within four years: 100 percent of its first senior class...
In Chicago, Staying After School is Cool
Chicago's first lady, Maggie Daley, created an after school program two decades ago that serves 25,000 kids, enrolling them in programs of art, dance,...
Chicago Schools Get New Tool in Fight Against Youth Violence
Two Chicago nonprofits, together with the University of Chicago, unveiled a counseling and sports program Wednesday aimed at stemming chronic youth violence in...
Chicago Murder Rate Drops 11 Percent This Year
Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis on Friday hailed an 11 percent drop in homicides and a 9 percent dip in all crimes during the...
Chicago Waiter Gets $4,000 Tip From Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp visited Gibsons Steakhouse in Chicago last week with co-star Marion Cotillard, director Michael Mann, and a dozen other folks, after the premiere...