Columbia College Chicago had its credit rating downgraded to junk, the latest small school to see its finances bruised by declining enrollment. The 135-year-old arts college in the South Loop was ...

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Chicago-area high school senior Christian Davis has been accepted to more than three dozen colleges and universities, including four of the nation's ivy leagues.