In the affluent Chicago suburb of Winnetka, New Trier Township High School boasts an average ACT score of 27.5. On the city's south side, students at the W.R. Harper High School average just 15 on the...

An Evanston man is accused of stealing more than $2,500 from New Trier High School, where he works as transportation coordinator. Timothy Barfield, 59, was arrested Oct. 11 and charged with theft from...