Austin Churches Form Teen Program To Curb Violence
Eleven churches from the west side Austin neighborhood hope to curb violence in the community by reaching out one-on-one to teens.
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Eleven churches from the west side Austin neighborhood hope to curb violence in the community by reaching out one-on-one to teens.
Former alderman and convicted felon Wallace Davis Jr. was sentenced to 30 months probation Friday and ordered to pay over $100,000 in child support after he admitted he was deadbeat dad to his two young daughters.
Illinois Republican Party leaders cancelled a meeting scheduled for today to discuss the future of the party chairman, Pat Brady, who defied the party by supporting same-sex marriage, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
he Chicago Police Department is reportedly about to start a new program designed to do something about the co-called "code of silence," which, police say, makes investigating crimes very difficult because often witnesses and even victims won't tell police what they know, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
Chicago taxpayers may spend $4.5 million to compensate the family of Rekia Boyd, a 22-year-old woman shot dead by an off-duty Chicago police officer.
One man is dead and at least two other people were wounded in weekend gun violence in Chicago.
A motorist was shot while driving home early Saturday in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood.
If Liam Hendriks sticks in the Majors, he could be a role model for hundreds of up-and-coming players trying to make it from down under.
The Metra board is being asked to approve $800,000 to draw up plans to replace the 95th Street/Chicago State University stop, and $560,000 to renovate the Racine Avenue station on the Electric District's Blue Island branch.
Several unanswered questions surrounding the death of a Chicago man, killed in a hit-and-run.
A man was fatally shot in the head Friday afternoon on the South Side.
The employees at Steinway Piano Gallery in west suburban Hinsdale hope March will be a little quieter than last month. Not in terms of sales, just traffic.
A northwest suburban Carpentersville man was charged with felony domestic battery after allegedly punching a woman and a 3-year-old last Sunday.
A Gary man died early Friday when the car he was driving crashed into the back of a tow truck stopped at a traffic light.
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