Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago-area native and former substitute teacher at St. Rita High School, has become the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

Gómez teaches science in both English and Spanish. He helped develop the school's first bilingual class in chemistry.

Víctor Gómez poses with students after he was honored with the 2025 Illinois Teacher of the Year award at East Leyden High School in Franklin Park on April 30, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago ...

Two teachers at Niles West High School in ... Emily Feltes, principal of Chicago's North-Grand High School. Mike LaScola, principal and founder of Everest Satellite High School for students ...

Just before the start of one of his classes Wednesday morning, South Elgin High School teacher Matt Erbach was startled when his classroom was suddenly filled with people he wasn’t expecting.

Gomez has been a fierce advocate for multilingual learners during his six years as a teacher at East Leyden High School. That hard work has paid off, as he was surprised with a big announcement ...

CHICAGO (AP) — For the first time in over a decade, Chicago’s public school teachers have a new contract ... argue that borrowing would incur high interest rates, but Johnson has pushed ...