"Education is liberation and your freedom is what I want to celebrate this morning,” said commencement speaker Bryan ...

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Dozens of students at Nicholas Senn High School in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood walked out of school during sixth period Friday in protest of immigration policy and ICE tactics across the country.

The footage released Friday shows that officer Carlos Baker ran up a stairwell after his gun went off when they encountered ...

Alex Degman is WBEZ's permanent substitute anchor. Previously, he covered Illinois state government for WBEZ; his work was also shared with public radio stations across Illinois plus St. Louis.

Ricardo Navarrete and his mother were detained last month at a routine appointment related to their asylum case. The high ...

Seth Brady, who has taught at Naperville Central High School since 2004, was surprised during a ceremony on Thursday ...

There’s no main stage or audience at the venue. Instead, it’s a series of experiences that include entering secret ...

The landmarked 1,400-seat Beaux-Arts playhouse was designed by Benjamin H. Marshall, one of Chicago's preeminent architects.

Alexa Rice didn’t inherit her grandmother’s beauty business. But she inherited her savvy — and from her Gold Coast apartment, ...

The Chicago Teachers Union had wanted Chicago Public Schools to cancel classes on May 1, but newly installed CEO Macquline ...

Chicago City Council votes to raise cab fares, fails to override mayoral veto on subminimum wage for tipped workers and ...