Students at Leslie Lewis Elementary School on the West Side get a lesson on finances and saving from city Treasurer Stephanie Neely, as Ron Huberman, CEO of Chicago Public Schools looks on, as part of Money Smart Week. The program was reached out to over
Funds left over from Chicago's failed 2016 Olympic bid will help finance a quarter of a million programs this summer, aimed at keeping youth safe and busy during their summer break from school.
Students from Urban Prep Academy in Springfield with State Sen. Mattie Hunter, center, and school founder Tim King, left of Hunter. One hundred percent of the school’s grads are headed to four-year colleges and universities.
