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Home » Walter Payton College Prep

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Posted inSports

On the south side, a quest to keep Black baseball alive

by Matthew Ritchie July 21, 2022July 23, 2022

As the game’s popularity declines nationwide, the Morgan Park Mustangs are a beacon for the future of the sport

Posted inBlogs

‘Heartbroken’ CPS students inspired by Parkland teen activists to push for gun control in walkout Wednesday

by Ryan Smith March 13, 2018August 18, 2021

Many CPS students are expected to participate in the National School Walkout and hope it will spark more activism in favor of stricter gun laws and #BlackLivesMatter.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago Public Schools lays off nearly 1,000 employees, including hundreds of teachers, and other news

by Kate Shepherd August 8, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Walter Payton College Prep was named the nation’s top public high school in a new set of rankings.

Posted inBlogs

Husband of alderman, majoral donor possibly facing fines of more than $750K for improper lobbying of the mayor, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd June 19, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Chance the Rapper is bringing sign language interpreters on tour.

Posted inBlogs

More than 1,000 people have been shot in Chicago in 2017, and other news

by Kate Shepherd April 26, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, there are plenty of condos for sale in the Trump Tower.

Posted inBlogs

The first confirmed case of Zika virus in Chicago and other news

by Kate Shepherd March 1, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, Rahm slams Donald Trump, and being admitted to Walter Payton College Prep is a huge accomplishment.

Posted inBlogs

Barack Obama College Prep serves (the whitest and wealthiest in) Chicago

by Ben Joravsky May 15, 2014August 18, 2021

A demographic analysis of the area around the proposed Barack Obama high—the mayor’s latest selective enrollment school—shows that it’s in one of the wealthiest areas in town.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to build a basketball arena and hotel complex in the South Loop—unless property owner James McHugh can thwart him.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

The developer who’s revolting against Rahm

by Ben Joravsky October 8, 2013August 19, 2021

Only a wealthy businessman stands in the way of the mayor’s $92 million South Loop arena and hotel plan.

Posted inBlogs

Mayor Rahm’s grand experiment: Libraries without librarians

by Ben Joravsky October 2, 2013August 19, 2021

Books as a backdrop: Mayor Rahm stages a press conference in the Payton high school library that has no librarian because of his budget cuts.

Posted inBlogs

Walter Payton Prep publishes Cabrini-Green issue

by Michael Miner March 27, 2009August 19, 2021

The Walter Payton College Prep student newspaper devotes an issue to the community it borders, Cabrini-Green.

Posted inBlogs

Argentine exchange

by Ted Cox May 16, 2007August 19, 2021

Walter Payton College Prep holds celebrity fund-raiser for hoops team’s trip to Argentina.

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