Former Chicago Public Schools JROTC Instructor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Student
Brian Travis, of Saint John, Indiana, has been charged with one felony count of criminal sexual assault, and one misdemeanor count of simple assault.
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Brian Travis, of Saint John, Indiana, has been charged with one felony count of criminal sexual assault, and one misdemeanor count of simple assault.
A woman is dead after being hit by a vehicle in Oak Park on Thursday morning, police said.
Dariusz Olejniczak was savagely beaten in a violent road rage attack recently, and he was left unconscious on the side of the road.
Chicago saw record-breaking warmth this Boxing Day with lots of clouds, but some peeks of sun.
A woman was rescued Thursday evening after falling through the ice in a pond in north suburban Deer Park.
Police issued a warning Thursday night about a man who has been robbing businesses at gunpoint in Rogers Park.
Two men were wounded late Thursday afternoon in a shooting in West Englewood, police said.
Cleanup continued late Thursday afternoon, more than 12 hours after a water main break sent gallons gushing into some businesses in the southwestern part of the Lincoln Park community.
"He's always been kind. It was just really unfortunate to see something like that happen especially to him because he has a connection to this neighborhood."
Government gridlock is tying up a program meant to deter gunfire on Illinois expressways.
Greg Zanis made his first memorial cross after the murder of his own father-in-law. Since then, he's traveled to dozens of mass shootings to make crosses for the victims.
Thirty grams of weed in flower form is the max, which is typically somewhere between 30 to 50 joints worth. A gram is roughly the weight of a paperclip.
Dozens of 311 complaints months ago did not fix the exposed wires on light poles in the South Side neighborhood of West Chesterfield. In fact, the city did not fix the light poles until Thursday.
Skokie police say 42-year-old Christine Morgan was located Thursday, after leaving an assisted living center on Christmas and going missing.
The Illinois Gaming Board has accused Gold Rush Gaming owner Rick Heidner of offering a $5 million "illegal inducement" to a gambling parlor chain owner.
