More than 28 abandoned and boarded up schools in one Midwest city contribute to urban blight — and in some cases have served ...

Richard Nunley sat in his modest office attached to Kenwood Academy’s choral room, surrounded by thank-you notes from ...

In only their second-ever competition, the newly formed Electrathon team outpaced 11 other high schools to claim the top overall finish. Dunbar completed 154 laps across two races, beating Lyman High ...

Declining school enrollment has left 30% of Chicago public schools at least half-empty. The city’s failure to address this ...

When the Leo High School boys choir finished their incredible performance on "America's Got Talent" Tuesday, there was a ...

The all-boys choir from Leo High School in Chicago has advanced to the next round of “America’s Got Talent” after performing “Born For This” and receiving unanimous ...

Students and staff on Monday afternoon honored the life of a Chicago teenager shot and killed days after his high school ...

Nearly two dozen students at a single Chicago high school got a perfect score on the ACT. The 23 teenagers — nearly 5% of the junior class at Whitney Young Magnet High School — were honored in a ...

Nearly three years after their commercial kitchen plans sparked a heated neighborhood controversy, the owners of the disused Gary property that once housed Dunbar-Pulaski Middle School have a new ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Dunbar High School was established in 1926. While it was the third high school for Lee County, it was the first to serve black students.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There was a special celebration held on Monday at Whitney Young High School. 23 students scored a perfect 36 on their ACT. "Today is one of those rare, extraordinary moments in a ...

A 17-year-old boy who was shot to death on the city’s Far South Side early Sunday morning had just graduated from high school.