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Backpack

Backpack program fills gaps for kids facing hunger

  • Nov 26, 2025
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Best backpacks for back to school

  • Aug 9, 2024

Bait cars, glitter bombs: YouTuber turns tables on CA car burglars

  • Dec 14, 2023

Hundreds of backpacks stuffed with school supplies for parade giveaway

  • Aug 11, 2023

Keeping kids safe from dangers of heavy backpacks

  • Sep 14, 2021

Back to school supplies ideal for students, parents

  • Aug 15, 2021

Youth Chicago shootings lead activists to call for bulletproof backpacks

  • Sep 18, 2020

Teen gives out backpacks full of supplies to Chicago's homeless

  • Nov 17, 2019

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Volunteers pack 36K backpacks with school supplies in Chicago

  • Jul 29
2:18

Keeping kids safe from dangers of heavy backpacks

  • Sep 14, 2021
3:01

Back to school supplies ideal for students, parents

  • Aug 15, 2021
0:47

Community activists call on Lightfoot to give kids bulletproof backpacks amid Chicago gun violence

  • Sep 18, 2020
0:54

13-year-old boy gives out backpacks full of supplies to Chicago's homeless

  • Nov 17, 2019
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Bullet-resistant backpacks hit shelves of big box retailers

  • Aug 2, 2019

Latest Stories

Chicago communities get parents, students back-to-school ready

Chicago's public schools are back in session September 3. For parents, it can mean additional expenses, but some community groups are trying to help manage those costs.

  • Sep 1, 2019

Interest in foster kids growing after AJ Freund's death

Truckloads of boxes and bags filled with duffel bags, backpacks and supplies to help ease the transition for foster children.

  • May 23, 2019

Woman arrested after 10K packets of heroin left at middle school

A Bucks County woman is behind bars after police say she left a backpack containing 10,000 packets of heroin in the parking lot of a middle school in Bensalem Township.

  • Jan 12, 2018

Kids in need getting backpacks filled with school supplies

Ten thousand students are getting backpacks filled with school supplies to start the year off right.

  • Aug 18, 2016

Teen charged after bringing gun to school, Evanston police say

A teen who police said brought a gun to school in north suburban Evanston is now facing a felony weapons charge.

  • Apr 28, 2016