In short, Ned, your recollection that late spring/early summer in Chicago was reliably warm when you were a kid is on the money.

According to a recent study about 100 Chicago schools suffer from a very high turnover rate with teachers.

Chicago schools will need to meet higher standards to avoid probation, and ultimately closure, if the Board of Education approves a new policy for measuring performance at the district.

DePaul officials had been plotting for more than a month to remove Glen Weissenberger, the dean of the College of Law, a spokeswoman said today.

What would have happened to Chicago if the river was never reversed? And how do you make amends for the damage done to it over a century ago?