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CHICAGO (WLS) -- New Moms, Inc. is making sure young mothers achieve their goals of finishing college. The Chicago non-profit is partnering with City Colleges of Chicago for a three-year pilot to end ...

Senshay Lofton woke up at 5 a.m. last month to help load boxes into her family’s car and then watched as her mom, dad and older sister drove past the bungalows of the city’s Southwest Side toward the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A one-stop shop for Chicago kids hoping to get in and go to college The annual Chicago Scholars event brings universities and ...

Thousands of college students are making their way to dorms across the city this fall, and they’re preparing to pay a pretty penny. As the student debt crisis grips the country and continues to hinder ...