In my experience as a school district leader, embracing high standards and expanding instructional time improved test scores and attendance.
Paul Vallas: The real reason Chicago high schoolers are missing so much school — and what to do about it
Day: May 29, 2025
Editorial: Reassessments are done. Many Chicago homeowners will see hefty tax increases this fall.
Residential taxpayers in Chicago will shoulder more of the property tax burden due to lagging commercial property values.
Review: In world premiere ‘Neighborhood Watch’ at Jackalope Theatre, an uneasy time in suburbia
What happens when a Muslim man moves into a predominantly white, politically divided suburb a month after the 2024 election?
Letters: In light of the killings of Israeli Embassy staffers, what is happening on our college campuses?
Are we raising a generation that is so ideologically rigid, so unwilling to grapple with diverse viewpoints, that violence becomes justifiable?
Dance for summer 2025: Our top 10 includes ‘Superbloom’ at Botanic Gardens, tap and a super Joffrey premiere
There’s also Cerqua Rivera, a weekend for emerging choreographers and the annual Dance for Life gala. Most of our selections are indoors, though you can find dance in the open air.
Ivor Ichikowitz: South Africa’s visit to the US shows how diplomacy has changed
There was trepidation in South African officials ahead of their U.S. visit after the public dressing down of Ukraine’s president.
Alexander Heffner: The hard truths a Democrat must tell to win in 2028
Will Democrats be honest about what caused the party’s historic decline?
Gold Coast 5-bedroom home with private foyer and elevator: $3.2M
Address: 1448 N. Lake Shore Drive #19AB, Chicago Price: $3,200,000 Listed: April 4, 2025 Listing agent: Suzanne Gignilliat, @properties Christie’s International Real Estate, 773-394-4717 This five-bedroom, four-and-a-half bath home in the Gold Coast neighborhood has direct elevator access and a private foyer. There are 60 feet of windows across the front of the unit looking […]
Reabren la casa del embajador de EEUU en Damasco mientras Washington repara los lazos con Siria
Associated Press DAMASCO, Siria (AP) — La bandera de Estados Unidos fue izada el jueves ante la residencia del embajador en Damasco, que había estado cerrada durante mucho tiempo, como señal de los crecientes lazos entre Washington y el nuevo gobierno sirio. El embajador de Estados Unidos en Turquía, Tom Barrack, quien también ha sido […]
Reabren la residencia del embajador de EEUU en Damasco mientras Washington repara lazos con Siria
DAMASCO, Siria (AP) — Reabren la residencia del embajador de EEUU en Damasco mientras Washington repara lazos con Siria.