Delia Cruz kisses her daughters, Jadelinn, 8, and Jayne, 5, second left, as they arrive for the first day of school at Edward Sadlowski Elementary School in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Public Schools students return to classes for the first day of school across the district on Aug. 20, 2025.
The Cruz family, Delia, Ivan and their children Leo, 12, Lionel, 11, Jadelinn, 8, and Jayne, 5, walk from their home to Edward Sadlowski Elementary School in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2025, for the first day of school. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Delia and Ivan Cruz take photos of their children Leo, 12, Lionel, 11, Jadelinn, 8, and Jayne, 5, with their first day of school posters at their Chicago home before leaving for school at Edward Sadlowski Elementary School on Aug. 18, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Delia Cruz styles her 8-year-old daughter Jadelinn's as her daughter Jayne, 5, and son Leo, 12, get ready before the first day of school at Edward Sadlowski Elementary School in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)Jayne Cruz, 5, looks on as her sister Jadelinn, 8, gets her hair brushed by her mother, Delia, at their Chicago home before the first day of classes at Edward Sadlowski Elementary School on Aug. 18, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)Kodjotse Hemadie walks his son Prince Hemadie, 7, to his first day of second grade at the Courtenay Language Arts Center in the Uptown neighborhood, Aug. 18, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Students line up for the first day of school at the Courtenay Language Arts Center in the Uptown neighborhood, Aug. 18, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Students file in for the first day of school at Courtenay Language Arts Center in the Uptown neighborhood, Aug. 18, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Alfredo Apolonia, left, and Juliza Soria walk their daughter Nataly Soria to her first day of kindergarten at the Courtenay Language Arts Center in the Uptown neighborhood, Aug. 18, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Mayor Brandon Johnson and interim CPS CEO Dr. Macquline King greet students at the Courtenay Language Arts Center in the Uptown neighborhood on the first day of school, Aug. 18, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Friends meet up on the first day of school for CPS at the Courtenay Language Arts Center in the Uptown neighborhood, Aug. 18, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)New kindergartners line up for the first day of school at the Courtenay Language Arts Center in the Uptown neighborhood, Aug. 18, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Students line up for the first day of school at the Courtenay Language Arts Center in the Uptown neighborhood, Aug. 18, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Raeanne Kolisnyk comforts her son Miroslav as he momentarily gets nervous before his first day of kindergarten at the Courtenay Language Arts Center in the Uptown neighborhood, Aug. 18, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Jose Ramos pulls up the socks of his daughter, Yohana Seaños, 6, before the first day of school on Aug. 18, 2025, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
From left, Victoria Naranjo, Yohanna Seaños, 6, Mya Seaños, 4, and Jose Ramos all head off to Yohanna’s first day of school at Edward Everett STEM Elementary School on Aug. 18, 2025, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)Yohanna Seaños, 6, and her mom, Victoria Naranjo, head off to Yohanna's first day of school at Edward Everett STEM Elementary School on Aug. 18, 2025, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
