Chicago Tribune

The Northwestern Academy for Chicago Public Schools, which helps low-income high school students prepare for highly selective colleges and universities, on Sunday unveiled its new facility, located at the university's Streeterville campus.

About 200 students from 40 public high schools are enrolled in the program, which is currently recruiting "diverse, academically motivated students" from neighborhood schools. Of the 58 high school seniors in the class, at least 31 have been accepted to colleges and universities to date...