Mayan Apocalypse Scare Prompts Barrington Schools To Heighten Security
School officials for northwest suburban Barrington School District 220 say they are just playing it safe. Real safe.
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School officials for northwest suburban Barrington School District 220 say they are just playing it safe. Real safe.
Police say they started out socializing together at a downtown bar. Then they allegedly committed traffic violations together not far from the police station, while driving home one behind the other.
One of two convicted bank robbers who escaped from the federal jail in downtown Chicago this week was captured Thursday night.
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The fetus was found about 9 a.m. in the 200 block of West 94th Street, the Medical Examiner's office said.
About 170 firefighters were brought in to fight a four-alarm blaze at a South Side warehouse Thursday night.
A 51-year-old Glenview man has been arrested in connection with an Evanston home invasion in which suspects duct-taped an elderly couple and stole valuable works of art.
In the wake of his racially-charged comments directed at Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III on ESPN's First Take, analyst Rob Parker has been suspended by the network for 30 days.
A firefighter was taken to a hospital in serious condition after he was injured battling a blaze in the Englewood neighborhood Thursday afternoon.
Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley says he's "seriously" thinking about running for Illinois governor.
Biologists at the Shedd Aquarium were hoping the addition of three Asian bighead carp to the Invasive Species exhibit would persuade visitors to help keep the voracious fish out of Lake Michigan.
A judge on Thursday refused to toss a jury verdict that suggested Chicago police adhere to a code of silence in protecting rogue officers, citing its "social value" despite claims by the city that the verdict could cost Chicago millions in other litigation.
Spurred by the Newtown school shooting massacre, Mayor Rahm Emanuel was leading a coalition of Chicago area mayors in a renewed drive for stronger gun control laws.
More than a month after the election, things continue to get worse for the GOP brand. The lead Republican spokesperson during the fiscal cliff negotiations, House Speaker John Boehner, has a 34 percent approval rating. President Obama has a 54 percent approval rating.
