Talented Low-Income Students Shying Away From Top Colleges: Study
CBS 2's Derrick Blakley explains why.
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CBS 2's Derrick Blakley explains why.
Chicago Police are moving back toward community policing - by having officers on foot in some of the most violence-prone neighborhoods.
Nine years ago today Chicago learned of a violent murder in a neighborhood considered to be among the safest. Kevin Clewer had been stabbed to death the night before in his apartment in the 3400 block of north Elaine Place. The killing was especially brutal – Clewer, 31, suffered more than three dozen stab wounds.
A high-profile endorsement is drawing attention to the mayoral race in Arlington Heights.
Bloomington State Senator Bill Brady, who lost to Democrat Pat Quinn in the 2010 election, is all but declaring his candidacy for 2014, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
At least one FBI agent fired shots during a shooting and chase that left two people wounded Monday afternoon in the Near West Side Medical District.
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As workers dismantled the historic organ in Saint James Church at 29th and Wabash, parishioners and preservationists sang of a future where the building still stands, reports WBBM's John Cody.
The 21-year-old victim was sexually attacked about 10:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of West Congress Parkway, police said.
Police have made an arrest in the drag racing-related death of a 17-year-old north suburban boy.
Students from Chicago Public Schools slated to close at the end of the school year and other opponents of school closings rallied in the Loop on Monday to voice their outrage over plans to close or consolidate 53 schools and 61 buildings.
Two people were injured this morning in a townhouse fire in south suburban Oak Forest, reports WBBM's Bernie Tafoya.
The head of a local cremation group said he's not surprised to hear the Kane County Coroner is looking for relatives to claim the cremated remains of nearly 50 people.
Jerry Sandusky said in interview excerpts broadcast Monday that a key witness against him misinterpreted him showering with a young boy in Penn State football team facilities more than a decade ago.
It's time to talk taxes: 1099 forms have gone out and you should be organizing your paperwork and getting ready to pay the taxman.
