Memorial Service Held For High School Security Guard Who Died Breaking Up Fight
Richard Cowser died trying to break up a fight and a candle lighting ceremony reflected the respect he received from faculty and students alike.
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Richard Cowser died trying to break up a fight and a candle lighting ceremony reflected the respect he received from faculty and students alike.
A Blue Line passenger hurt when two CTA trains collided earlier this week filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the transit agency. It is the first such suit stemming from the crash.
Two men were shot, one fatally, in the South Side Kenwood neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, police said.
The name of 1936 Olympic hero Jesse Owens will soon grace two Chicago Public Schools, just months after the old Owens Academy was merged into another school and lost its identity.
An explosion capped off a summer of shooting for the latest movie in the Transformers film franchise. The explosion at 29th street along the river made for a rather exciting afternoon.
Mayor Emanuel says Chicago is getting more convention and trade show business largely because of unprecedented cooperation with the local labor unions, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
At the Indiana Dunes Lakeshore, the signs say because of the federal government shutdown, all national parks are closed.
Northwest Side Alderman John Arena has helped police crack a case of hundreds of stolen catalytic converts that has been frustrating drivers all summer.
The Social Security office in Chicago was the backdrop for a protest this afternoon over the partial government shutdown.
Mayor Emanuel says most Chicago City services will be untouched by the partial federal government shutdown, but he chastises Congressional Republicans for continuing the stalemate, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Volunteers for a suburban Chicago animal shelter say they have no place to put dozens of animals after a school bus crashed into their building.
To help close a huge budget gap, Mayor Emanuel is planning to temporarily put a hold on hiring non-essential personnel reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
The statue is called fountain girl. It is a bronze girl on a granite pedestal with a bowl in her hands dripping water into a pool.
Will County workers are talking strike if contract talks don't end satisfactorily, and the county is preparing for a possible walkout.
