High School Teacher Arrested For Allegedly Speaking To A Student Inappropriately
The school removed the worker, placed him on leave and called police. Officials said that employee was arrested because of how he spoke to the student.
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The school removed the worker, placed him on leave and called police. Officials said that employee was arrested because of how he spoke to the student.
"Why didn't they say all this in the beginning when everybody was trying to help me? And how am I going to do this now?"
A member of the Kankakee County Board is proposing a law to that would make it possible for young lemonade stand operators like Hayli to stay in business without going through the local government bureaucracy.
Countless children set up lemonade stands at this time of year, but one 11-year-old Kankakee girl has found her stand shut down by local health officials.
A flash flood watch is in effect through Thursday morning for southern counties in the area, including Kankakee County in Illinois and Lake and Porter counties in Indiana.
'Tis the season for potholes, and while public works crews are busy across the state filling them in, one crack in Kankakee will be untouched for now.
An inmate, who was mistakenly released from the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee Friday, was taken into custody Saturday in Lincolnwood.
A wild weather day in Kankakee County Thursday took down a huge tree, some power lines and even took the roof off one home.
Governor Bruce Rauner announced the decision to activate the State Emergency Operations Center in Springfield.
CBS 2 meteorologist Megan Glaros says Chicago areas can expect a light snow coming Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.
Police say an 8-year-old boy was shot to death in what was apparently a terrible accident.
The Kankakee County Coroner's office said an autopsy determined Anthony Spitzig, of Manteno, had been shot in the head.
A Kankakee resident who died earlier this month is the state's first reported West Nile virus fatality of 2017.
Tucked away in a tiny Illinois town is a unique art gallery called the Merchant Street Art Gallery of Artists with Autism.
The body was found in the median of I-57 near milepost 303 around 9 a.m. Police said it appeared the woman had been struck by a vehicle.
Democrats and Republicans are trading allegations of vote fraud and voter intimidation in a contentious Illinois House race in Kankakee.
The fire destroyed a body shop and repair shop in downtown Kankakee. A firefighter was injured by a falling brick.
Of course, the tragedy at the Cincinnati Zoo has spurred Jeff Bruno's memories, CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
Kankakee police the crash happened around 5 a.m., on U.S. Route 45-52 near a ramp to southbound Interstate 57. Kankakee Police Chief Larry Regnier said a midsized Nissan went off the road and slammed into a large traffic signal pole.
Bond was set at $5 million Thursday for a 61-year-old man charged with murder and arson in connection with a fire that left two young boys dead earlier this month in downstate Kankakee.
Alex Sawyer, 61, has been charged with two counts of murder and eight counts of aggravated arson, according to the Kankakee Fire Department.
An apartment fire in Kankakee last week that killed two young boys was arson, police said Monday.
Two boys, ages 2 and 4, have died after a three-alarm fire broke out early Wednesday at the Kankakee apartment building where they lived.
When firefighters arrived at the two-story building in the 800 block of West Station Street around 1:50 a.m., some people living in the apartments over two storefronts were trapped inside, because the flames had blocked access to the rear stairwell.
Former Governor George Ryan tells WBBM he's pleased that an organization in his hometown of Kankakee is trying to raise money for a life-size statue of him in a city park.
More than four months after a Chicago woman battling ALS was told she couldn't get a disabled parking placard in front of her home, the sign is up and her life is about to change.
Clerical workers at the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) have ratified a new contract agreement with the company, and will return to work next week, ending a monthlong lockout.
It's more than dance. On Saturday, performers with the Mandala Makers Festival will put on a show that blends many elements of Indian culture for Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month.
Michael Busch had two hits and two RBIs, helping Colin Rea and the Chicago Cubs top the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5.
A man was in custody after a woman was found strangled to death on Thursday night in northwest suburban Schaumburg.
Elmwood Park, Center Cass, Oak Lawn Hometown, and Atwood Heights are among the Illinois districts being investigated by the Justice Department over classroom instruction on gender and sexuality.
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
The longest shutdown of a federal department in U.S. history came to an end on Thursday when President Trump signed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security following a breakthrough on Capitol Hill.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
Illinois lawmakers are not planning to pursue a constitutional amendment on redistricting after a key U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
The only remaining location of Pal Joey's pizzeria in Batavia, Illinois, will soon be going out of business, its owner announced this week.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
More than four months after a Chicago woman battling ALS was told she couldn't get a disabled parking placard in front of her home, the sign is up and her life is about to change.
A second man was charged in the armed robbery of a Family Dollar store that led to last weekend's shooting at Swedish Hospital, which left one Chicago police officer dead and a second critically wounded.
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating 36 Illinois school districts — including several in the Chicago area — over whether they are teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms and whether parents have been given the right to opt out.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
The U.S. war with Iran started 60 days ago, and President Trump said he’s not satisfied with Iran’s latest peace proposal, as negotiations with the regime remain stalled.
A second man was charged in the dollar store robbery that led last weekend's shooting at Swedish Hospital.
The Chicago Teachers Union was among the groups demonstrating, with members calling for affordable housing, smaller class sizes, more school resources, and broader economic justice.
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
More than four months after a Chicago woman battling ALS was told she couldn't get a disabled parking placard in front of her home, the sign is up and her life is about to change.
Clerical workers at the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) have ratified a new contract agreement with the company, and will return to work next week, ending a monthlong lockout.
More than four months after a Chicago woman battling ALS was told she couldn't get a disabled parking placard in front of her home, the sign is up and her life is about to change.
An elderly woman has essentially abandoned her home of three decades because of constantly broken elevators at her high-rise condo building on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
Violent retail crime is on the rise in Illinois, according to a new report from the Illinois Organized Retail Crime Association.
A top administrator in the Libertyville school district has been placed on leave after a fiery school board meeting focused on how the district handled allegations of grooming leveled against a former teacher.
Potholes along one stretch of road in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood are so bad, people say they damage their cars just getting to work.
Michael Busch had two hits and two RBIs, helping Colin Rea and the Chicago Cubs top the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5.
The Kentucky Derby will see a full field of 20 horses in the first leg of the 2026 competition for horse racing's Triple Crown.
Seven-time All-Star Skylar Diggins has only been with the Sky for about three weeks, but it's clear she's already one of the leaders of the team.
The Cubs have won 12 of their last 15 games.
Reese is all smiles as she returns to Chicago to face her former team, the Sky, in preseason action on Wednesday night.
Chief Geoff Guttschow, who has an autistic child who drives, says the Blue Envelope Program gives officers a tool to recognize when a driver may need additional communication support.
A woman has been charged with shooting a 15-year-old boy outside an indoor track facility near Gately Park in Chicago in 2024, after getting into a fight with another woman during a back-to-school event in the Pullman neighborhood.
Sexual abuse charges were filed this week against a Park City, Illinois, police officer.
Attorneys for the man convicted of the murders of two girls in Delphi, Indiana, have filed a new brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn his case.
Attorneys for a woman convicted of killing her 69-year-old landlord in Chicago's Arcadia Terrace community have filed an appeal.
