West Side Area Completion Rates For College Aid Applications

See how college aid applications changed for West Side area high schools.

Recognize Your 2021 Graduate On West Side Patch

Tell us why your grad is special and send a message of congratulations on West Side Patch.

In West Side Area, Share Of College Grads Rises

The percentage of U.S. residents holding four-year or higher degrees has been increasing. Here's how it’s changed in Cook County.

Local Robotic Team Building Portable Ventilators

FIRST FTC Team 8728 Bionic Wolves is using pre-existing robotics equipment to build the ventilators in up to three hours.

Teacher, Friend On Trial After Boy Says He Was Whipped At West Side School

The CBS 2 Investigators first broke the story about the beating of then-9-year-old Jomaury Champ.

West Side Teachers Named Golden Apple Award Finalists

Three teachers have been recognized for being "exemplary educators."

Celebration Of After-School Programs To Be Held On West Side

People of all ages will gather in North Lawndale to participate in the nation-wide Lights on Afterschool celebration.

UIC To Offer Free Tuition To Illinois' Top Students

A new program aims to keep the state's top students at home.

Salvation Army To Host Back-To-School Health Fair On West Side

The fair will offer free vision, hearing and dental exams, as well as free immunizations and school supplies.

CPS Principal Resigns After Anti-Police Speaker Controversy

CPS principal Mary Beth Cunat resigns in the wake of threats, controversy after inviting anti-police speaker for student event.

Deadline Draws Near for Simon Youth Foundation Scholarship

Six Chicago-Area Simon Centers Accepting Applications Until February 15, 2018

Being safe on campus

God is at school too!

Laced Brownies Send High School Students To Hospital

At least 5 students at Roberto Clemente Community Academy became ill after eating brownies laced with an uknown substance, police said.

Robert Morris University Illinois and Steinmetz High School Partnership Provides College Opportunities for Students

Steinmetz students earn college credit and participate in collegiate activities organized by Robert Morris University.

Clown on UIC Campus Turns Out to Be Performance Art

University of Illinois-Chicago police received reports of a clown on campus Tuesday and stopped a student doing an art project.

Julie Johnston Presents $5,000 Check to Frazier Magnet School

The USA Women's Soccer champion helped recognize the West Side school for an achievement in the "Game Plan for Success" contest.