James Hill

The number of financially troubled schools in Illinois increased 30 percent last year, leaving nearly one out of every six school districts facing money woes, state education officials said Wednesday....

It may not be a man's world, but it will be a "Boys' Night Out" Friday evening at Hawthorn Middle School. The games and gab gala, from 6 to 10...

The arctic blast predicted for Tuesday, with windchills exceeding 60 degrees below zero, will give most Chicago-area students an extra day off. In previous years, schools have closed because of...

In what seemed a surprising change of heart, North Chicago teachers voted Saturday to end their seven-week strike, apparently accepting an offer nearly identical to one they had rejected three...

Both sides in the North Chicago teachers strike have agreed to return to Mayor Bobby Thompson's office Thursday to negotiate through a federal mediator. The district said Tuesday that it...

North Chicago, a city long used to living with an undercurrent of distress about its schools, began to confront life without them Wednesday. Although people here are used to doing...

In anticipation of an expected walkout next week, teachers received picket signs and other strike information during a packed meeting of the teachers union Thursday. No strike date was set...

Teachers union leaders say they plan to picket outside the school board meeting on Tuesday to make sure the public knows their side of what's going on with negotiations. The...

In the absence of Air, there is a vacuum. The sucking sound across Chicago on Wednesday was Michael Jordan removing his presence from the city's sports scene, taking with him...

Police Sgt. Joseph Eccles was treated and released from Condell Medical Center last week after being injured during an arrest. Police said Eric Randolph, 23, of 2 Echo Ct., Vernon...