Darwin Elementary News Today

In my eyes, the most exciting story in this Chicago election is that of Jesús “Chuy” García. I think it’s fascinating how he has tried to make a political machine in the last few years, and how that intersects with his mayoral run. The first I’d heard of Garcia’s attempts at building a political machine...

Super PACs representing charter schools, realtors and business interests have spent more than more than $1 million in aldermanic races.

Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) and Chris Taliaferro (29th) aren’t keeping their constituents safe, their challengers say. The data tell a more complex story.

Donald Evans overcame many hurdles to create "Wherever I’m At — An Anthology of Chicago Poetry," which features 134 poets.

CHICAGO — The Shel Silverstein Forever stamp — featuring artwork from one of his most famous books, “The Giving Tree” — was dedicated today at Darwin Elementary, one of the schools he attended as a child.

What: The U.S. Postal Service will honor author and illustrator Shel Silverstein with a Forever stamp featuring artwork from his book, “The Giving Tree.” The first-day-of-issue event will be held at the school Shel Silverstein attended, Chicago’s Darwin Elementary School.

/PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: The U.S. Postal Service will honor author and illustrator Shel Silverstein with a Forever stamp featuring artwork from his book, "The...

/PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: The U.S. Postal Service will honor author and illustrator Shel Silverstein with a Forever stamp featuring artwork from his book, "The...

As the standoff between Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union led classes to be cancelled for the third day, more than 100 school administrators signed a letter saying they do not want to take on the “demoralizing task” of determining if their school has enough staff to teach students in person

Chicago Public Schools said teachers "are not willing to report to work" despite six months of "good-faith" talks.