Multiple selective enrollment schools in Chicago named among best in country by US News & World Report

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 Julie Chen told NBC Chicago as she dropped off one of her daughters at the River North campus. According to U.S. News & World Report, Payton College Prep, part of Chicago Public Schools, is one of the best schools in the country, ranking fifth in the latest …