Catholic Schools
Honorary Sister Mary Finnegan Drive runs in front of the school where she has been principal for 25 years. In spite of challenges, the school and its students are doing well.
5 months ago | Cassandra Harlan
Since 1987, seven sisters from the Roland family have attended Maria High School. The family chose to send the children to single-sex Catholic schools where energy could be focused on studies.
9 months ago | Sue Ter Maat
Solar panels on the roof of the Chicago Waldorf School power light bulbs, as well as lessons about physics, electricity and alternative energy.
10 months ago | Sue Ter Maat
St. Francis de Sales co-ed high school is being wired to the Internet thanks to $145,000 from its technology improvement fund. Some $120,000 is from a donor who wants to remain anonymous.
10 months ago | Sue Ter Maat
A former college professor is accused of molesting a teen-aged girl in 1967 while on spiritual retreat. The lawsuit has been filed in Cook County Circuit Court and Loyola is not a defendant.
11 months ago | Peter Sachs
Abortion, stem-cell research, the Iraq war, immigration and health care are all very likely to be hot topics for Catholic voters and others, experts say.
1 year ago | Peter Sachs
UIC received a grant to expand the Early Reading First program, a literacy program for preschoolers. Experts say it is doing wonders for children in disadvantaged communities.
1 year ago | Megan Cottrell
The city's zoning commission today cleared the way for construction of Christ the King Jesuit Preparatory School. Groundbreaking is scheduled for June.
1 year ago | Jennifer Slosar