CHICAGO — Walter Payton College Preparatory High School in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood ranks No. 1 on a list of best high schools in Illinois and places No. 5 when ranked nationally.

Chicago families, preschool providers fear prospect of vital services shutting down, potentially leaving thousands of kids without support.

For parents, having a child enrolled at Walter Payton College Preparatory High School has always been a matter of pride. “My two girls go here, it’s the best high school in Chicago,” parent ...

With the fourth pick in the 1975 NFL Draft, the Bears selected Jackson State running back Walter Payton and changed the course of franchise history forever. With the fourth pick in the 1975 NFL Draft, ...

When Walter Payton was drafted out of Jackson State in 1975, skeptics questioned if a running back from a small, overlooked ...

Payton grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and is named after Chicago Bears' legend Walter Payton. While named after 'Sweetness,' she admits football is a sport she continues to learn about.

Jarrett Payton, the son of NFL great Walter Payton, confirmed the news on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday.

Now 18 and a senior at Walter Payton College Prep ... starting 19 chapters across the globe led by high school students, Brown said. “The beauty in the care bags is not necessarily the supplies ...