The Chicago school board voted to keep open all of the seven schools slated for closure in the Acero Charter Network through the end of the 2025-26 school year.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement defended arresting the man who had just dropped off a child at Jovita Idár Elementary.

Two students were with the adult outside the Southwest Side school Wednesday morning, officials said. "It is really terrifying for families and traumatizing for students," one observer said.