Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Superintendent Alex Marrero said Friday that his “dedication remains firmly with Denver Public Schools,” but neither Marrero nor the district explicitly ...

Twenty-five years. That’s how long the Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards have been honoring writers, artists and local changemakers. In a quarter of a century, the honorees have been many. This ...

NBC Chicago on Tuesday was given an up close and personal look at the grounds of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago's Jackson Park neighborhood. The center, comprised of a museum, library and ...

Mariella Colon shares how the library is celebrating Latine culture through exhibits, family activities, and a community job fair during this year’s “My Culture Lives” festivities. The Art of the ...

A Chicago Public Library program offers free homework help for kids, led by certified teachers, in person and online throughout the school year. When school assignments pile up, parents don’t always ...

Chicago Public Schools enrollment dipped further than last year, preliminary data shows. Chalkbeat analyzed preliminary data of the district's enrollment ahead of Sept. 15, when the district releases ...

"One Book, One Chicago" is an annual Chicago Public Library program that encourages the entire city to join in reading one book at the same time, kind of like a citywide book club. This year's ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Public Library and Mayor Brandon Johnson announced "Olga Dies Dreaming" by Xotchil Gonzalez as the 2025 One Book, One Chicago (OBOC) selection Wednesday. "For more than 20 ...

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The Chicago Public Library announced “Olga Dies Dreaming” by Xochitl Gonzalez as its 2025 One Book, One Chicago pick on Wednesday. Annually, the library pulls together community leaders to select a ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — As city leaders fight to fill a budget deficit at Chicago Public Schools, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker warns that the state can’t step in to assist. The update comes amid a push to shore ...

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story first published on June 13, 2024. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Queen Victoria of Great Britain donated 8,000 books that would become the ...