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Trunk party equips S. Side students for college

Footlockers full of comforters, lamps and toiletries help low-income students get a lock on college life. The program at Robeson High School is so successful, CPS officials want to expand it to other campuses.

1 month ago | By Paul D. Bowker

Chefs-in-training cooking up a taste of the city's best cuisine

Students at Chicago's Washburne Culinary Institute are slicing, dicing and cooking up a taste by taste tour of some of the city's best restaurants for the Taste of Chicago, which opens today.

2 months ago | By Ivy R. Green

Beat 733 CAPS meeting

2 months ago | By Geoff Dougherty

Beat 724 CAPS meeting

2 months ago | By Geoff Dougherty

Beat 732 CAPS meeting

2 months ago | By Geoff Dougherty

Gunplay may have led to Dan Ryan crash

One person with a fractured hip was taken to Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn. Another female was transported to St. Bernard Hospital where she was treated for a gunshot wound to the hand.

2 months ago | By Steven Chaitman

Half of city's 2007 graduates enroll in college

City officials hail the improved rate of college enrollment among high school graduates, but Chicago's overall rate of enrollment still lags behind the national average.

3 months ago | By Paul D. Bowker

Beat 934 CAPS meeting

4 months ago | By Geoff Dougherty

Wanted: New school proposals

The Renaissance 2010 plan calls for more new schools in 2009 and 2010. Former NBA star Kevin Johnson, who founded a school in California, is likely to be among the applicants.

5 months ago | By Paul D. Bowker

Beat 934 CAPS meeting

5 months ago | By Geoff Dougherty

Granville T Woods Math & Science Academy Es LSC meeting

5 months ago | By Geoff Dougherty

Granville T Woods Math & Science Academy Es LSC meeting

5 months ago | By Geoff Dougherty

Granville T Woods Math & Science Academy Es LSC meeting

5 months ago | By Geoff Dougherty

Carrie Jacobs Bond Elementary School LSC meeting

5 months ago | By Geoff Dougherty

Carrie Jacobs Bond Elementary School LSC meeting

5 months ago | By Geoff Dougherty