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Lawmakers Debate Lowering Mandatory School Age From 7 To 6
The Illinois Senate has passed a measure that would require parents to send their kids to school before their 7th birthday, in a vote that broke down along party lines.
Woman Going To Prison For Driving Child To School While Drunk
A west suburban woman has been sentenced to prison for her fourth DUI arrest after she dropped her child off at school while intoxicated.
Police: Two Teens Charged After Bringing Shotgun To School
Two teenage boys have been arrested in Elgin, after a shotgun was found in a locker at Gifford Street High School on Thursday.
New School Unveiled To Help Dyslexic Students
This weekend, the city’s first high school dedicated to students with dyslexia will hold an open house. CBS 2′s Dorothy Tucker reports.
Coding School Founded By African Americans Thrives
The creators of multimillion dollar companies like Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and Dropbox are pushing a You Tube video promoting the importance of teaching students how to code.
Student Arrested For Bringing Gun To NW Side High School
A 15-year-old student was arrested Monday morning for trying to bring an unloaded handgun into a Northwest Side high school.
South Side High School Coach Charged With Sex Assault
Bond was set at $500,000 on Friday for a man who up until the day after he was charged last week with the sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl in the South Chicago neighborhood was varsity basketball coach for a South Side charter school.
Teen Arrested After Bringing Gun To School
A teenager was arrested after bringing an unloaded gun to school and stored it in his locker.
Local Schools Stepping Up Security In Wake Of Newtown Massacre
Across the country, schools will be on high alert following Friday’s shooting in Connecticut.
Cops: Cedar Lake Man Threatened His Own Elementary School Massacre
Police on Saturday seized 47 guns and ammunition from the home of a northwest Indiana man who a day earlier had threatened to set his wife on fire and kill as many people as he could at a nearby elementary school.
Crystal Lake Aunt Gives Insight On Newtown Shooter’s Family Life
CBS 2’s Courtney Gousman spoke with Nancy’s former sister-in-law Saturday morning in Crystal Lake, and learned a lot more about the killer.
Locals React To Connecticut School Shooting
Chicagoans react to the school shooting in Newton, Connecticut shooting.
Local Expert Offers Tips For Talking About Tragedy With Kids
Stefanie Norris of Willow House offers tips for helping kids deal with the school shooting in Newtown Conn.
Antioch Teacher Under Investigation After Girl Is Bruised
CBS 2′s Brad Edwards talks with the family of a fifth-grader who says an Antioch elementary teacher gripped her arm so hard there were bruises.
Carbon Monoxide Leak Sends 25 Students To Hospitals
About 25 children were hospitalized in good condition after a carbon monoxide leak at a school in the Far South Side Burnside neighborhood Monday afternoon.
Walter’s Perspective: The Mayor Can Find Money For Schools
Mayor Rahm Emanuel seems to find money for everything his administration wants, CBS 2′s Walter Jacobson reports. So why can’t he find money for the schools?
Walter’s Perspective: More Transparency In School Negotiations Is Elementary
CBS 2′s Walter Jacobson says taxpayers should have a better look into contract negotiations between teachers and Chicago Public Schools.
Police Can Now Share Information About Dangerous Students With Schools
The bill Gov. Pat Quinn signed allows police departments to notify school administrators when a student is a part of an ongoing investigation, even if they haven’t been arrested or charged.
Chicago Students To Get Free Ride … On CTA
The CTA is giving some Chicago students free rides to high school.
Chicago School Students Get Free CTA Ride On Day 1
Chicago Public Schools students will be able to ride CTA buses and trains for free on the first day of school.
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- Mother Of Student Pushed Down School Stairs ‘Enraged’ At Security GuardNew video surfaced Friday that appears to show sophomore Lauren Goodlow being pushed by a male security guard. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.329
- House Passes Concealed Carry Plan Opposed By Senate LeaderGun owners in the only state still banning concealed weapons would win that right under a plan approved by the Illinois House on Friday, but the governor and other powerful Democrats oppose the plan because it would wipe out local gun ordinances -- including Chicago's ban on assault weapons.220
- Two Shot Near Roosevelt CTA StationAround 11:10 a.m., a 57-year-old man and a 30-year-old man were shot in the 1100 block of South State Street.256
- Store Owner Kidnapped In Pilsen, SUV StolenPolice said the 78-year-old man was closing the store in the 1100 block of West 18th Street when a group of men threw a pillowcase over his head, hit him in the face, and forced him into his own SUV.248
- Man Found Shot To Death In Zion Supermarket Parking LotThe man found shot to death in a parking in north suburban Zion on Thursday afternoon has been identified as a Waukegan resident.152
- School Warns Parents Of Kidnapping Attempt On PlaygroundA man tried to abduct a 4th grader from the playground at Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School at 3730 N Oakley Ave on Wednesday.150
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