Rendel Solomon '96 joined us as the guest speaker at Latin's Admissions Open House.  His candid, humorous and informative remarks struck a chord with many...

Congratulations to Latin School’s Tom Bower for being named Athletic Director of the Year for Region 1 schools by the Illinois Athletic Directors Association —...

Each year Latin welcomes many new faces to our community.  This year, we have a wonderfully diverse group of men and women joining all areas...

Read Charlie Gofen's letter to the Latin community here.

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Latin's upper school students were outside the classroom, exploring their interests, their city and the world during Project Week 2009.  Click here to view photos,...

Latin lower school students were asked to give our young alumni advice for college.  Their responses will be included in care packages to Latin's college...

I did take Latin with Dr. Cordes, and even some Greek.  I remember him as a model of (what I later understood to be) intellectual...

I am saddened to hear of Dr. Cordes' death, but I remember our talks and debates with great pleasure and gratitude. Although I carefully avoided...

Click here to read a letter from Frankie Brown, Director of Admissions.

FIELD PROJECT UPDATE May 15, 2008 Dear Parents, Faculty & Staff, I am pleased to report that, as of this morning, the litigation on the...

It is with great excitement that I announce that Sally Ott will be our next Lower School director. After interviewing a wide range of candidates,...

The Alumni of Color Reception scheduled for Wednesday, February 6 has been canceled due to inclement weather.  We look forward to rescheduling this event on...

An important message from Frankie Brown, Dean of Multicultural Affairs.

Click here to view the Long Range Plan.

SCHOOL NEWS UPDATE Dear Latin Community, I wanted to share the exciting news that Latin will soon be moving forward with building a new athletic...

Click here to read Linda Hennelly's letter.

Latin has partnered with the Chicago Park District to develop an area for recreational use in south Lincoln Park. The project aids with the implementation...

Latin's New Mission Statement!

Latin has nearly completed its design for a better world, with students, faculty, staff and volunteers wrapping up work on the school’s own “Cool Globe.”...

Middle and upper school students jumped at the chance to participate in this year's Dodge Ball Tournament in March, raising nearly $5,000 to benefit Free...

We invite all Young Alumni (Classes of 1990-2006) to take part in the Inlusivity and Multiculuralism online survey.  Latin has taken on this assessment in...

Members of The Latin School community celebrated the life and spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through song, silence and poetry on Wednesday, January...

Latin’s Initiative for Ethics program began the 2006-07 school year this fall by inviting three very different, nationally recognized, ethics thinkers to the school. Lawrence...

Latin is growing! Watch construction of the new Middle School live via webcam!  To view up to the minute construction, click here.

View a letter from Don Firke, head of school, and Mark Hoplamazian, Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee, along with the summary results of the...

Dear Latin families, As parents, educators, and school administrators, the recent tragic events at schools in Colorado, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania invariably weigh heavily on all...

The Latin School of Chicago is excited to announce the hiring of alumna Abby Nelson ’99 as the school’s Assistant Director of Development for Alumni...

It is every athlete’s dream to play in the last game of the season, for that means that you have reached the pinnacle, that you...

In what has become a familiar story, the girls varsity soccer team won its fourth consecutive Independent School League title—the sixth league title in the...

The boys water polo season ended just the way the sports pundits have predicted all season that it would, with a match-up between Fenwick and...

Congratulations to the six Upper School students who are finalists in the 2006 Congressional Art Contest, An Artistic Discovery. Winners from among these finalists will...

Middle School Festival Night was a great success! From the delightful first public performance of the fifth and sixth grade instrumental ensemble in the first...

"I wish that I had gone to Latin," is a phrase you will hear more than once as you wander the stairways and halls on...

Dr. Jeffrey Walkington, current assistant headmaster and head of the upper school at the Cannon School near Charlotte, North Carolina, will become Latin’s next Vice...