Wildcat Welcome will not hold an event at Millennium Park in the fall, as the Chicago mayor's office booked the space the planned weekend. For the past two years, Wildcat Welcome has brought new students...

Tuesday, Chicagoans from Englewood to Edgewater will vote in the runoff mayoral election between incumbent Rahm Emanuel and challenger Jesus “Chuy” Garcia. The runoff, triggered by Emanuel’s failure...

Two Northwestern groups hosted a panel Thursday night aimed at better informing students about the candidates in the Chicago mayoral runoff election. In front of a crowd of about 35, student panelists...

Serious crimes at Chicago Transit Authority stations and on CTA vehicles fell 26 percent and theft and robberies fell 28 percent in 2014, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the CTA announced Tuesday. Emanuel,...

Education Week’s Quality Counts 2015 report gave Illinois a “C” in education in its annual assessment of states’ public K-12 schools.  The education report produced grades for the 50 U.S....