Worker Seriously Injured After Falling Into Water Basin At Filtration Plant
A Chicago Department of Water Management worker was seriously injured when he fell into a water basin at a South Shore filtration plant on Monday afternoon.
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A Chicago Department of Water Management worker was seriously injured when he fell into a water basin at a South Shore filtration plant on Monday afternoon.
Allegations continue to swirl that Jackie Robinson wrongfully expanded its league boundaries.
Advocates for and against an elected school board in Chicago squared off in a spirited discussion Monday afternoon, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
A 49-year-old woman from Dallas says she was raped by a security guard at the Skokie Holiday Inn - and now she is suing the hotel and the guard.
Officers responding to a call of shots fired about 11:10 a.m. found the victim in the 200 block of South Lotus Avenue, according to preliminary information from police. He had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
After learning that kids would spend 12 hours taking the state assessment test this spring, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on Monday ordered that the exam be drastically cut.
There's good news about the safety of children's products, but experts say parents need to get more involved in safety efforts, reports WBBM's Cisco Cotto.
Administrators at Lemont High School expect classes will resume tomorrow after a burst pipe caused flood damage over the weekend, reports WBBM's Regine Schlesinger.
In prison for killing his third wife, Drew Peterson has been charged with trying to hire a hitman to kill the prosecutor who put him there.
Kenneth F. Newsome, 19, faces 15 felony charges including attempted murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. Edwardo Correa Hernandez, 20, was charged with a felony count of mob action and a misdemeanor count of unlawful use of a knife.
Early voting starts Monday at 51 locations in Chicago. The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners says each site also will offer voter registration. The election is Feb. 24.
Last week, Senate Democrats were able to fend off a Republican attempt to force the Obama administration to stop delaying deportations - a practice known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
American Airlines flight No. 223, scheduled to depart Boston at 8:15 p.m. Sunday, was delayed due to weather and did not leave for Los Angeles until 10:52 p.m. Before the flight completed its trip, it landed at O'Hare shortly after midnight, because the flight's first officer had exceeded his allotted work time.
It is the first question people ask new parents. But as WBBM's Steve Miller reports, for one birth in 4,500, there is no clear answer: Is it a boy or a girl?
