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Teachers for West Chicago Community High School are taking a job action short of a strike, for now, as they try to negotiate a contract with District 94.
Another Aurora school is canceling classes because of the spread of the flu.
Tinley Park police said last week's 10th anniversary of the Lane Bryant massacre has prompted some new tips in the case
A north suburban kindergartener whose father was killed in a military training accident last year will be getting a special escort to a Father-Daughter dance on Wednesday.
Around 3:15 a.m., the Fire Department responded to a blaze at a two-story apartment building near Pulaski and Wilcox.
A local preservation group said it has two people who are seriously considering rescuing the facade of a nearly 100-year-old building on the Near West Side.
Illinois State Police said tollway surveillance cameras and interviews of out-of-state witnesses helped investigators and prosecutors bring reckless homicide charges against a 26-year-old Ohio truck driver this week.
Police from 30 suburban departments in Cook County are going to soon be trained and equipped with Narcan to try to save the lives of people overdosing on opioids.
The fare hikes and service reductions were approved as part of the rail agency's $797 million budget and capital program for 2018, and will help eliminate a $45 million deficit.
Ricardo Burgos, who performs under the name "Nation," has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison.
Last year, approximately 350 correctional officers called in "sick."
The extra-alarm blaze started around 1:30 a.m. at a 16-unit apartment building near 67th and Park.
No one in the home was injured, police said.
A decline in enrollment is prompting a move to close Fox Ridge Elementary in St. Charles District 303.
Mario Scott, a convicted felon, has been charged with one count each of attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm.
Four Chicago police officers were hailed as heroes for helping rescue a family from an "intense" fire early Monday, but in the eyes of their wives, they were "crazy to run in a burning building."
A 24-year old man has been arrested for a mall parking lot robbery from almost two-and-a-half years ago, thanks to DNA information and a timely traffic stop.
The Chicago Department of Public Health says not to be deterred because of reports that the flu vaccine is only 10 percent effective.
A record low 6 percent of Chicago high schoolers reported smoking cigarettes in 2017, according to a new health department report.
Shortly after midnight, the officers were on patrol in the 3900 block of West Congress Parkway, when they saw a two-story brownstone on fire.
Two robberies occurred this week on South Langley Avenue when victims agreed to purchase a cell phone online and arrived at an agreed upon location, Chicago Police said. In each incident, an offender armed with a black handgun demanded their property, police said.
The new map of the CTA's "preferred alignment" would use elements of two paths the transit agency had been considering for the extension.
Aurora police are trying to find the driver of a vehicle that hit a homeless man who died a few hours later.
It's clear by one northwest Indiana man's obituary this week that his life was full of good humor, irreverence and love.
Chicago police said the suspect sat behind a passenger and inappropriately touched her before fleeing the train.
The Art Institute of Chicago is returning a painting that was forcibly taken from a Jewish art collector during World War II.
A driver has been charged with murder after police said he intentionally hit two pedestrians on Sunday in southwest suburban Yorkville, killing one of them.
The Medinah County Club has been transformed into a massive international sporting venue as 24 pro golfers will compete in two teams.
A Chicago nonprofit is suing its former president, accusing him of illegally diverting millions of dollars in charitable funds and jeopardizing the charity's future in fighting homelessness.
Chicago mayoral candidate Bill Quinlan has filed a lawsuit seeking to keep three rivals off the ballot, arguing they shouldn't be allowed to run for mayor while also running for re-election to their current positions.
The U.S., Denmark and Greenland signed a new security agreement bolstering the United States' military and security presence on the island.
Danielle Carter-Walters may be known to some as the face of the Chicago Flips Red group. Now, the 52-year-old Chicago native and small business owner is running for mayor as a Republican in a crowded field of Democrats.
President Trump said he could "annihilate" Iran while predicting that Tehran would make a deal to end the war after the U.S. midterm elections.
CNN was set to provide pool coverage on Monday and accompany President Trump on a trip to New York City, but there will not be a network TV pool team traveling with him.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
The Art Institute of Chicago is returning a painting that was forcibly taken from a Jewish art collector during World War II.
Chicago Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry, who has served as Mayor Brandon Johnson's top attorney since he took office, is retiring from her post, and the mayor is tapping University of Illinois Chicago professor Renee Hatcher as her replacement.
Chicago mayoral candidate Bill Quinlan has filed a lawsuit seeking to keep three rivals off the ballot, arguing they shouldn't be allowed to run for mayor while also running for re-election to their current positions.
A driver has been charged with murder after police said he intentionally hit two pedestrians on Sunday in southwest suburban Yorkville, killing one of them.
Organizers hope to raise $400,000 for research, awareness and to grant wishes for cancer patients across the Midwest.
The death of a fourth beluga whale, the third rescued from Marineland in Canada, at the Shedd has raised questions about just how medically fragile they were when they arrived.
Chicago police said the suspect sat behind a passenger and inappropriately touched her before fleeing the train.
The Art Institute of Chicago is returning a painting that was forcibly taken from a Jewish art collector during World War II.
A driver has been charged with murder after police said he intentionally hit two pedestrians on Sunday in southwest suburban Yorkville, killing one of them.
The Medinah County Club has been transformed into a massive international sporting venue as 24 pro golfers will compete in two teams.
A Chicago nonprofit is suing its former president, accusing him of illegally diverting millions of dollars in charitable funds and jeopardizing the charity's future in fighting homelessness.
They're not regular donuts, they're quantum donuts. That's the pitch from a business hoping to get more dough as a massive new quantum computing campus continues construction in South Chicago.
The village of Grayslake is touting a new massive data center, but neighbors say they weren't given an opportunity to make their voices heard before the project was approved.
A Cicero woman is suing Uber and a driver after the driver allegedly sexually assaulted her. She and her boyfriend said Uber hired him despite the driver having a criminal background.
Both hospitals were supposed to be placed in receivership, but after five hours of closed-door negotiations on Tuesday, it is still unclear what the future holds for both hospitals.
The Medinah County Club has been transformed into a massive international sporting venue as 24 pro golfers will compete in two teams.
Chicago Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent has been placed in the NFL concussion protocol, according to a person familiar with the situation, adding another wrinkle to the team's plans for Monday night's game against Philadelphia.
Iowa State's men's wrestling program will serve a year of probation and was fined $25,000 after the NCAA ruled a booster had improper contact with two transfers.
Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson says quarterback Caleb Williams "will likely miss some time," but is considered "week to week" after injuring his hamstring in Sunday's 9-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
Sam Antonacci had a two-run double in a three-run fourth inning and the Chicago White Sox kept pace in the AL Central and eliminated the Detroit Tigers from playoff contention with a rain-soaked victory Sunday.
A driver has been charged with murder after police said he intentionally hit two pedestrians on Sunday in southwest suburban Yorkville, killing one of them.
A man was found shot and killed Monday morning in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood.
Chicago police were searching Monday morning for the gunmen who robbed multiple women and stole their jewelry in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.
Burglars smashed an ATM at a gas station minimart in Chicago's West Town community early Monday, but failed to get any money, an employee said.
Thieves crashed a vehicle into a convenience store on Chicago's Near North Side early Monday and stole the ATM.
