Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Not Seeking Re-Election: What We Know
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's decision not to seek a third term in office in 2019 stunned the political world on Tuesday.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel's decision not to seek a third term in office in 2019 stunned the political world on Tuesday.
Here are the main characters in the Jason Van Dyke murder trial.
Nearly four years after he fired the 16 shots that killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke will go on trial starting Wednesday on six counts of first-degree murder, 16 counts of aggravated battery, and one count of official misconduct.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is appointing former U.S. Sen Jon Kyl to take the Senate seat of the late John McCain. Ducey confirmed the pick in a tweet Tuesday, and formally announced it in a news conference in Arizona.
In a stunning announcement at City Hall on Tuesday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he is not running for a third term in 2019.
As the storm churned in the Gulf of Mexico, boaters evacuated to safe harbors, motorists left barrier islands and homeowners looked over yards that could soon be submerged in seawater.
Sens. Cory Booker, Richard Blumenthal, Kamala Harris and others interrupted Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley's attempt to launch the hearing, repeatedly decrying what they say are missing documents and emails from Kavanaugh's time as a White House lawyer from stacks released this summer.
When Laquan McDonald was shot and killed in October 2014, it took a year for the video to be released. The question now is how have Chicago police investigations changed since then? Are they now more transparent?
Police said the victims were sitting on the hood of a car parked near 72nd and Bennett shortly before 11 p.m., when another vehicle drove by and someone inside opened fire.
Six people were injured when a car plunged off a bridge over Lake Shore Drive early Tuesday morning, possibly because the driver was driving under the influence, according to Chicago police.
Officer Jason Van Dyke returns to court today for a final pretrial hearing, before jury selection begins tomorrow on first-degree murder charges in the death of Laquan McDonald.
Today kicks off the first day of school for hundreds of thousands of students in Chicago Public Schools, and with the start of the new school year comes new changes.
The school is tuition-free, geared at kids whose families cannot afford a private school and who may be struggling with other issues.
The pop-up storms created a free for all on the way to O'Hare Monday. Some people opted to get out of their cars in an effort to get to the airport on time for their flights.
Heavy rain and damaging lightning left a trail of damage throughout Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.
