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Two students are charged with felony aggravated use of a weapon on school grounds. Another is charged with cannabis possession.
Evanston Township High School was locked down for most of the day on Thursday, after police found two guns inside the school, but students have since been sent home.
Evanston Township High School announced reopening plans for the 2020-21 school year.
On Friday, the Evanston Township High School boys' basketball team painted a massive message of Black Lives Matter in yellow on the street outside their school. On Saturday, the team found streaks of white paint splattered across two of the letters.
"It's such a rough way to end high school for them. This is an emotional time, and anything I can do to connect with students means the world to me."
Public elementary and middle schools in Evanston, and Evanston Township High School, will be closing and switching to e-learning effective Monday due to the coronavirus epidemic.
The City of Evanston and the Evanston Township High School District were facing a lawsuit Tuesday night, after two security guards allegedly had sex with students.
Evanston police said Wednesday afternoon they have two persons of interest in custody after they were searching for occupants of a silver Jeep that was seen fleeing an area where shots were fired.
Michael B. Haywood, 33, of Evanston, was charged with one felony count after surrendering to Evanston police Tuesday.
Earlier this month, Evanston Township High School told us it was looking into accusations of inappropriate contact between a school employee and more than one student.
Officials at Evanston Township High School didn't return calls for comment on Friday but said in a statement that "an employee is under investigation for inappropriate contact with students" adding that it does not involve "a teacher, coach or counselor."
Evanston Township High School says an employee is under investigation for inappropriate contact with students.
Evanston Township High School freshman Blake Peters became a national sensation overnight after draining an 80-foot buzzer beater against Maine South on Friday.
Two men have filed a lawsuit against their former theater teacher at Evanston Township High School, saying he sexually abused them.
Evanston Police are investigating new allegations of sexual abuse by a former high school teacher.
Evanston Township High School held a special ceremony on Tuesday to present 100-year-old Naomi Thompson Woods with her long awaited diploma.
Officials at Evanston Township High School notified the school resource officer after they found an unloaded Walther P38 semi-automatic handgun in a student's backpack at 9:20 a.m., according to a statement from Evanston police.
A man was critically wounded in a shooting in north suburban Evanston Tuesday evening, prompting officials to lock down a nearby high school.
The Varkey GEMS Foundation says there are 16 U.S. teachers among the 50 finalists for the "World's Best Teacher" award. Among the finalists are Jacqueline Lopushonsky of Wheaton, Mark Vondracek of Gurnee and Paul Solarz of Arlington Heights.
The mother of a slain Evanston high school student is honoring his memory, by providing scholarships to two teens who walk the path her son would have traveled had he survived a shooting in 2012.
Matthew A. Dubose, is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Cardereon Priester on Sept. 10.
Cardereon Preister was found lying face down in the 1700 block of Leland Avenue, around 11 p.m. Tuesday. That street is about two blocks away from the Evanston Township High School building.
School officials disciplined the entire team over the incident, because players would not reveal who shared pictures of nude girls they had received from female classmates.
A suspect has been charged in the shooting that killed a 14-year-old boy on the west side of Evanston last weekend.
It follows jury selection which wrapped up Tuesday.
"She said she was going to go pay her meter, left with the cape on and the clip – I think to make it more believable that she was coming back," Krysta Rojas said.
Police said a 34-year-old woman left the driver's side door open as she was pumping gas in the 600 block of North LaSalle Street around 6:45 p.m., when someone got into the car and drove off.
An active weather pattern takes shape this weekend with passing shower and storm chances both Saturday and Sunday.
Police said the girl was able to get away, in the 6600 block of North Ridge Boulevard.
He was last seen in the vicinity of Calumet City around 6:44 a.m. near Torrence and Sibley Road.
The vehicle was observed in traffic and was monitored by police helicopter, police say.
Each box has about 30 school supplies for a student.
A man who was shot Sunday during an argument at the 69th Red Line station has died.
It follows jury selection which wrapped up Tuesday.
"She said she was going to go pay her meter, left with the cape on and the clip – I think to make it more believable that she was coming back," Krysta Rojas said.
Police said a 34-year-old woman left the driver's side door open as she was pumping gas in the 600 block of North LaSalle Street around 6:45 p.m., when someone got into the car and drove off.
An active weather pattern takes shape this weekend with passing shower and storm chances both Saturday and Sunday.
Police said the girl was able to get away, in the 6600 block of North Ridge Boulevard.
The timeshare owner says the business sent him elaborate emails and documentation, but the requests for money went on and on – until he was out more than $300,000.
Attorneys say it all started with a driver rolling through a stop sign.
With the Chicago federal trial for R. Kelly and two of his associates set to begin in less than two weeks, attorneys for one of the defendants – Derrell McDavid – filed a bizarre motion in court Wednesday.
That length of time made for a rough situation for people living in the building, and raised questions about why it took so long.
The Illinois Secretary of State's office said the women, Jennifer Fernandez of Carpentersville, had a valid driver's license and no offenses on her record.
The first lady has been vacationing in South Carolina with her family, including President Biden.
The proposal also calls for bans on body armor and high-capacity ammunition cartridges and magazines.
"Getting a search warrant is the first step toward gathering evidence," Miller said. "There might not be any crime committed and the document just sits in a file and that's the end of the story."
The Justice Department is investigating the former president for potential Espionage Act violations.
The Justice Department asked a federal court to unseal the warrant, citing public interest in the case, and Trump said he encouraged its release.
In light of the crime trend, law enforcement wants everyone to know what's going on and how best to protect themselves and their cars.
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said, for more than a decade, Walgreens pharmacies in San Francisco dispensed hundreds of thousands of opioid prescriptions without performing enough due diligence.
The scammers make the websites look real as they trick customers to enter their information to create a bank account.
The GDP a measure of total spending on goods and services across the economy, fell at an annual rate of 0.9 percent, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
The Consumer Price Index reports the price of gas skyrocketed nearly 60 percent over the last year – and it's of course far from the only commodity affected.
Some of Thorley Industries' 4moms products pose asphyxiation risk to babies big enough to crawl under their seats.
"Diluted cleaning solution, which is used on food processing equipment, was inadvertently introduced into a production line at one of our factories," Kraft Heinz said.
The pain was so excruciating that a prescribed opioid didn't even help – that was Carson Twitchell's experience after he contracted monkeypox last month.
Chicago's top health official says the rush is on to get more monkeypox vaccine doses to those who need them, as infections continue to rise.
The United States now counts more infections from the virus than any other country in the world. Since May, cases have grown from zero to 6,617.
The artist is launching "93 Boyz" this weekend.
The Long Grove village manager said he has received hundreds of emails about the proposal for a Range USA shop
The departments affected include technology and sales.
In the town of Tonica – less than two hours away from Chicago and right next to Starved Rock State Park – a hidden treasure sits on 96 acres of preserved land.
Operators of the new theatre hope enhancing the experience will draw back crowds not since since before the pandemic.
While the showdown between AL Cy Young Award contenders Dylan Cease and Justin Verlander didn't live up to its billing, the White Sox came away with their fifth straight win.
Wisdom led off the 11th inning with a double down the left-field line against Victor Arano (1-1), scoring automatic runner Willson Contreras
Head coach Matt Eberflus has to guide the Bears players through a turnaround that no team should have to deal with this early in camp.
The Sky will host the seventh seed New York Liberty at Wintrust Arena.
Johnny Cueto pitched eight masterful innings, and Yoán Moncada hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Chicago's four-run eight inning to win the opening game of a 3-game set against the AL-best Astros.
Actor Anne Heche was placed in a medically induced coma a few days after crashing her car into a Mar Vista home last Friday.
Her husband John Easterling announced her passing on her Facebook page.
A preview performance of Broadway in Chicago's new show "The Devil Wears Prada" had a very special guest in attendance this week.
The Office of Emergency Management and Communications said 68 people were transported by ambulance from Lollapalooza this year, compared with 102 last year.
Lightfoot's office said the deal comes with an "estimated future financial impact of nearly $4 billion for the Chicago economy."
CBS 2 meteorologist Robb Ellis has a look at the extended forecast.
Four people were arrested and charged following a vehicle pursuit on the Near South Side Tuesday.
Back 2 School America, the Chicago nonprofit, is handing out 8,000 kits to underserved students at the Broadway Armory in Edgewater.
Opening statements are underway Wednesday in the Chicago trial of R&B star R. Kelly.
In wake of school shootings, finding mental heath services in Texas
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