One would think that DePaul theater prof Rachel Shteir had lined up our city’s cutest kitties and assassinated them St. Valentine’s Day style—or committed some other heinous crime—so great is the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – A 13-year-old Chicago middle school student put her sadness over youth violence into words and won national recognition for her writing. CBS 2's Joe Donlon introduced us to one of ...

"Sometimes doing the right thing means speaking up, even when it's hard." That's what 12-year-old Jade Lee said she learned from her experience winning an essay contest called "Do the Write Thing," an ...

My colleague Anton Ford appears to misunderstand both the Chicago Principles, and their application to the recent protest encampment on our campus (“The Chicago Principles Are Undemocratic,” The ...