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The head of the Chicago Republican Party has filed a complaint with the inspector general of Chicago Public Schools - after the Schools CEO Forrest Claypool sent a letter to parents criticizing Illinois' Republican governor.
Carl Le'Ellis Blount pleaded guilty to murder last month in the July 6, 2014, slaying of Gary Patrolman Jeffrey Westerfield.
Stuart Wright is charged with one felony count of a hate crime against a place of worship and one felony count of criminal damage to a school.
Chicago Transit Authority bus drivers staged Wednesday a small protest at CTA Headquarters, in the West Loop, demanding that the agency build staff proper bathroom along routes and do away with the use of port-a-potties.
Despite how relatively mild as this winter has been, forecasters have said an early spring is unlikely for Chicago.
The Chicago Police Department has unveiled the second of its two new Strategic Decision Support Centers, which will use high-tech tools to predict where violent crime might happen.
President Donald Trump again decried gun violence in Chicago, this time blaming the crime in part on undocumented immigrants.
Here are 5 tips on how a little bit of small business spring cleaning can give your business a real shot in the arm.
It is Democratic businessman's first run at an elected office, but as CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports, Chris Kennedy says he's ready for the job.
A South Side man has filed a federal lawsuit against the city, and five Chicago police officers, accusing the officers of using excessive force when they shot him during a traffic stop two years ago, after he called 911.
Police said the man walked through an unlocked gate into the playground at Ogden International School, at 24 W. Walton St., during recess at 11 a.m. Tuesday, and started a fight with three students.
A 54-year-old man was standing on the CTA platform at the Jackson Blue Line station around 10 p.m., when four men attacked him.
It appeared that four healthy piglets were nursing just minutes after being born, with assistance from students and staff.
Most recently, a 28-year-old man was shot in the leg in an East Garfield Park drive-by shooting about 9:15 p.m. on the West Side.
Shortly before 7 p.m. Monday, Ald. Milly Santiago returned from her ward night to find her home in the 3000 block of North Kolmar burglarized.
