Fire at Onahan reported
Update: The March 5 fire at Onahan School is being reclassified from arson to an accidental fire after the Chicago Fire Department’s Office of Fire Investigation initially reported to police that it suspected the...
Category: Schools
Eight student “houses” planned for new Taft Freshman Academy
by BRIAN NADIG Students at the new Taft High School Freshman Academy at 4071 N. Oak Park Ave. will be divided into eight ‘houses,” each of which will have their own group of teachers....
Wildwood LSC awards contract to new principal
by BRIAN NADIG The Wildwood School Local School Council has announced that it plans to award a contract for the school’s new principal to Lissette Rua next week. Since 2014, Rua has served as...
Student group wants better washrooms
by BRIAN NADIG The Taft High School Local School Council at its Feb. 5 meeting learned about a student committee seeking improvements in the school’s washrooms and received a brief glimpse on how the...
Schurz HS students conduct service project at pet facility
by BRIAN NADIG About 20 Schurz High School students spent time in December at the Chicago Animal Care and Control facility, 2741 S. Western Ave., reading to the dogs and feeding them peanut butter...
