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While Mayor Lori Lightfoot has touted the new school to serve Chinatown and other neighborhoods, CPS alumni and even staff inside CPS fear it will do damage to existing schools that serve predominantly African American students.

National Hispanic Heritage month recognizes the contributions of those like the 15-time All-Star and Hall of Famer.

Find Your Anchor partnered with CPS, Children First Fund and Born This Way Foundation — founded by singer Lady Gaga, who performs tonight at Wrigley Field — to give city teens care packages containing mental health resources.

Across the U.S., COVID-19 relief money is helping to subsidize growing numbers of big-city schools with small numbers of students

The Chicago Board of Education approved a policy Wednesday that prioritizes transportation for students with disabilities and homeless students. In other action, the board stopped short of requiring masks in schools this fall and approved a contract to keep cops in some buildings.

The former Harold Ickes site has been vacant since 2010, and now Chicago Housing Authority officials are looking to lease the land to CPS. South Side residents say low-income housing promises made to the Black community by elected officials have gone by the wayside.

The budget has faced criticism over some proposed cuts to schools and a property tax increase.

Cameron Norrie and Jack Draper were the other home players to taste victory in Eastbourne.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.