Education

The location of the robbery, in Hyde Park on East 59th Street, is along the south side of the University of Chicago campus. Students have been advocating for better security since the murder of recent graduate Shaoxiong “Dennis” Zheng, who was shot and killed near campus.

The school said that 81% of students and 90% of employees are vaccinated. Of the people who are testing positive, 76% are fully vaccinated. The school noted that many are six months past their last dose.

DePaul University is taking precautions in light of the Omicron variant.

Illinois officials say this is a stark, yet not unexpected snapshot of the pandemic's impact on academic achievement.

Some north suburban high school students had a very busy November collecting holiday gifts for charity.

The collection includes more than 300 toys, adaptive tools and books to help adults and kids with a particular challenge.

A video made by a student or students at Tinley Park High School appears to show students teachers and the principal holding and pointing cell phones like guns. The video was also posted to Facebook, with some calling it "hilarious" while others said it was “disgusting" and “real stupid.” The school says the staff was misled.

A note was sent to parents Friday explaining that stress is causing burnout for staff and absences could not be filled, even with substitutes.

The college says about 85 percent of students have been vaccinated.

“We believe this is a result of educators and support staff needing to rest and focus on mental health and also to tend to their own families,” said District 65 Superintendent Dr. Devon Horton.

“Unfortunately, some of these relationships appeared to have been tolerated or even covered up by other adults who vowed to protect our children and their care,” Martinez said at a news conference Friday.

Pepper spray was accidentally discharged in a classroom at Elm Middle School Thursday morning in Elmwood Park.

A historic Chicago school finally solved a 150-year-old mystery of who designed the distinctive building back in the 1860's.

Teachers, parents and students gathered outside Chicago Public Schools headquarters Wednesday morning, demanding the board do more to clean the city's schools.