CPS teacher killed in hit-and-run crash on Chicago's Southwest Side

CHICAGO -- A man killed in a hit-and-run crash in the West Lawn neighborhood late Sunday night has been identified as a Chicago Public Schools teacher.Charlie Mills, 56, touched countless lives in the classroom and in the theatre program at William Jones College Prep in the Printer's Row area of the South Loop. Current and former students at the high school said Mills was a big part of the school community – from helping students with disabilities to building sets for school plays.

'Charlie built a community,' Howell said. 'He was a pivotal part of Jones College Prep.'Howell, a 2008 graduate, said Mills also made school plays come to life.'He would build these grand, beautiful sets,' Howell said.Mills had a hand in everything from lighting and audio to building sets.'He was 100% just a good person,' said Howell. 'Everybody at Jones knows Charlie.'Mills was hit less than a mile from his home on Keeler Avenue.

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