Chicago Public Schools students will return to classes virtually on April 13, but just how long the e-learning plan will continue remains unclear. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

March 12 briefing: Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a ban on large gatherings of 1,000 people or more in Illinois Thursday.

Some Chicago schools remained open Monday for one final day ahead of a mandated statewide closure beginning Tuesday. But why start the closures Tuesday? Sandra Torres reports.

Chicago’s Sheridan Math and Science Academy and Noble Charter Schools will be closed Monday after members of two schools contracted the coronavirus, according to letters sent to parents. In the letter to Sheridan Math and Science Academy families, Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson didn’t specify whether the person who contracted the coronavirus is a student, staff member or...

All schools in Illinois, including Chicago Public Schools, will be closed until the end of March as the state continues efforts to combat a growing number of coronavirus cases, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday. The governor said all public and private schools in the state, including Chicago Public Schools, will close beginning Tuesday and stay closed through March 30. The…

As of Friday, Chicago Public Schools remained open. Mayor Lori Lightfoot discussed why.

Chicago Public Schools will remain open amid coronavirus concerns, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday, even as schools in other parts of the Chicago area decide to close or implement e-learning. “At this time, CPS will remain open,” Lightfoot said, noting the district is taking action to keep students and staff safe as COVID-19 cases in the city climb. CPS will…

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot urged people to avoid gatherings and stay home if they are sick. She also addressed the decision to keep Chicago Public Schools open amid the coronavirus outbreak in the city.

A Chicago attorney is asking the United States Department of Justice to launch a formal investigation into the treatment of special needs children in Chicago Public Schools. In a letter written Tuesday to Attorney General William Barr, attorney Jon Erickson alleges that CPS has a “widespread policy and practice of allowing its teachers and employees to routinely engage in violence…

A Chicago attorney is asking the United States Department of Justice to launch a formal investigation into the treatment of special needs children in Chicago Public Schools. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers investigates.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, along with Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Department of Public Health, announced that the 6th coronavirus patient in Illinois is a special education classroom assistant at Vaughn Occupation High School on Chicago’s North Side.

The sixth case of coronavirus in Illinois is a special education classroom assistant at Vaughn Occupation High School on Chicago’s North Side, Chicago Public Schools Chief Janice Jackson said.

ust before Jaden Olson got set to swim for a state championship in the 100 yard backstroke, the Jones College Prep senior took a moment to reflect on the journey that brought him to the brink of a potential title. NBC 5’s Mike Berman shares his remarkable story.

Chicago Public Schools’ coronavirus plan, released to parents this week, leads with one overarching message: “If you’re sick, stay home.” And if you come to school sick, don’t expect to stay for long. “Students who are sick will be sent home immediately,” CPS said in a letter to parents, noting student absences will be marked as excused. “We will...

A former CPS teacher charged with sexually abusing a student for years walked into a Skokie courtroom Wednesday, confronted by protesters. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell has the story.

Nearly a dozen elementary school students were taken to hospitals Wednesday after pepper spray was discharged in a classroom. A student discharged the irritant about 2 p.m. in a third-floor classroom of Smyth Elementary, 1059 W. 13th St., according to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford. Ten students were taken in good condition to Stroger and the University of Illinois…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Americans to start preparing for a possible pandemic outbreak of the coronavirus in the United States, noting it’s not a question of “if” the outbreak will happen but “when.”

Nearly 165 CPS students showed off their engineering and science skills as they competed in the Chicago Zoological Society’s annual science fair at the Brookfield Zoo.

Notable chefs from around the city are offering dishes to put on the menu at Chicago Public Schools as part of a new initiative called the “Chicago Chef Council.” The monthly event kicked off Tuesday at an elementary school. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter has the story.

New research from the University of Chicago shows students who are still learning English outperform their native English-speaking peers.  The study is breaking down misperceptions on bilingual students.  More than 350,000 students are enrolled in Chicago Public Schools and 20% are known as English Learners (ELs). The University of Chicago study found 77% of English learners are proficient in English…