Sunday, March 16, 2025

Search results for keyword: Chicago found in 1331 News.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
For Chicago students, path to a top CPS high school often begins at 4 and is filled with disparities

Students admitted to CPS gifted elementary programs are three times more likely to get into one of Chicago's 11 test-in high schools than kids who go to nonselective neighborhood elementary schools, a WBEZ analysis of data has found.

crime
  • by david hall
SWAT team responds to barricade situation at West Loop apartment

Officers responded about 4:30 p.m. to a building in the 300 block of North Halsted Street, but no other details were released.

crime
  • by david hall
Man found fatally shot in Chicago Lawn

Officers found the 30-year-old man in a vehicle in the 7100 block of South Western Avenue around 7:50 p.m., Chicago police said.

crime
  • by david hall
Phillip Mitchell, 15-year-old fatally shot in Greater Grand Crossing, always wanted to make 'one more song'

Phillip Mitchell, a 15-year-old Gary Comer College Prep student, was an “introvert” known for his good humor and even better outfits, doing Double Dutch dance at his family’s church and rapping, his main passion, according to his mom. He was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon.