Two Chicago high schools among nation’s top 35

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. It is the only high school in Illinois to place among the top 30 public high schools in the nation of the nearly 17,660 ranked for 2024 by US News & World Report. Northside College Preparatory High School in the North Park neighborhood ranks 2nd in Illinois and …