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Fewer Chicago Schools Earn The City’s Top 1-Plus Rating. See How Your School Fared.

Only 146 schools received a Level 1-plus compared to 185 the year prior.

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Chicago Could Get 6 Inches Of Snow Before This Storm Ends — And More Is Possible Wednesday

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Record-Breaking Cold And More Snow Are Coming

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With Hate Crimes Up 60%, Aldermen Say New Plan Is Needed

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Chicago’s The Most Dangerous City For Migrating Birds In The Fall. Here’s How To Help Them

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CPS Tallies Cost Of New Teachers Contract In 2020: $33M, But Six Strike Days Will Save $68M

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Here’s What The New CPS Calendar Will Be If 5 Days Are Added In

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In New CTA Board Game, You Must Fight Off Pigeon Swarms And More To Get Around Chicago

The game, called "EL: The Chicago Transit Adventure," will require Chicagoans to travel the city with an "L" train as their piece on the board.

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South Side’s Own Sweet Potato Patch Will Deliver Healthy Food To Homes In Food Deserts

Stacey Minor, the CEO of Sweet Potato Patch, is using tech to address the South Side's food desert crisis.

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Sorry, Chicago: It Might Still Be Fall, But Winter Weather Is Sticking Around

The average temperatures for Chicago this time of year are in the 50s, but colder temps are in the forecast.

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Nonstop Christmas Carols Return To 93.9 Lite FM Tuesday

Christmas is weeks away, but 93.9 Lite FM will start playing holiday tunes on Tuesday.

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You Can Adopt A Dog For Free At PAWS Event Saturday. Here’s Who You Could Take Home

PAWS will let you adopt a dog who's 7 months or older for free on Saturday.

Two Youth Football Teams Led By Englewood Natives Face Off At 71st Annual Mum Bowl At Soldier Field

One South Side team and one West Side team will square off Friday night for the Championship.

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Wins, Losses And Painful Compromises: How 5 Major Issues In Chicago’s Teacher Strike Were Resolved

It’s clear that Chicago teachers are walking away with more than they had before the strike. But the city also ended the impasse having met its goal of limiting new spending to $500 million or less each year.

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CPS Teachers Strike Officially Over, Classes Resume Friday

Five school days will be made up under a compromise between the city and Chicago Teachers Union.

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$4.6 Billion Rebuild Of South Side Railroads, Viaducts Being Used To Teach Students Science And Math

The 75th Street Corridor Improvement project will rebuild 36 viaducts and repair other infrastructure in Englewood, Chatham, Auburn Gresham and Ashburn.