Chinese rescuers were rushing on Monday to evacuate hundreds of hikers stranded on the eastern slope of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, after heavy snowfall blanketed campsites over the ...

Gregg Kane from the Chicago Mountaineering Club discuss the difficulty, training and significance of skiing Mount Everest. | ChicagoNOW is a fast-paced, conversational show that spotlights what’s ...

In a united front against student hunger, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced a collaboration with City Colleges of Chicago and the Greater Chicago Food Depository for the "Food Security for Life" ...

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Longtime chaplain for Loyola Chicago's men's basketball team, Sister Jean, has retired at 106 because of health concerns. The school's student newspaper, The Loyola Phoenix, announced her retirement ...

Sister Jean, the beloved chaplain and mentor for Loyola Chicago's men's basketball team, retired at the age of 106, ending more than six decades of service to the university and its students. The ...

At 106 years old, Sister Jean is officially calling it a career as the campus minister and men's basketball team chaplain of Loyola Chicago. "While Sister Jean is no longer able to be physically ...

Two Chicago-area universities have once again been ranked among the top colleges in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 list. The University of Chicago ranked sixth in the nation, ...

Some local colleges are up next in the Trump administration’s wave of federal funding cuts. The U.S. Department of Education is cutting hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to universities ...

The Trump administration notified school districts in New York City, Chicago and Fairfax County, Va. on Tuesday that it is prepared to withhold more than $67 million in federal funding for magnet ...

A program called College Unbound helps Chicago community leaders earn accredited bachelor’s degrees by turning lived experience into coursework. Mentors like Sam Castro and Nekenya Hardy—once on ...