Lawsuit against former Oswego High School teacher for alleged sexual misconduct
The lawsuit alleges the district was aware of multiple inappropriate actions by the ex-teacher but failed to act promptly to protect students and staff.
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The lawsuit alleges the district was aware of multiple inappropriate actions by the ex-teacher but failed to act promptly to protect students and staff.
According to the complaint filed on Wednesday, the teacher and coach is accused of using sexually explicit language towards students, sending and soliciting sexually explicit messages to students, and inappropriately touching female students.
A 14-year-old girl was shot Sunday morning in a home unincorporated Oswego Township, and a male victim was later found shot dead in the same home.
An Oswego, Illinois man has pleaded guilty to phishing hundreds of women's to get access to their Snapchats and steal, sell, trade and keep nude photos.
Two people found dead in an Oswego house fire and explosion Thursday evening have been identified.
The two people found dead after an Oswego house fire and explosion have ben preliminarily identified by the Kendall County coroner.
An investigation into an Oswego house fire and explosion is ongoing. Two bodies were found in the home in the aftermath.
Two people were found dead after a house explosion and fire in west suburban Oswego, Illinois Thursday evening.
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Police are conducting a homicide investigation after a woman was found dead on Tuesday afternoon in a subdivision in west suburban Oswego.
The Village of Oswego has passed an ordinance requiring protective barriers after a 2-year-old boy was killed and 13 others were hurt when a car crashed a Portillo's earlier this summer.
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Firefighters on Sunday morning were investigating a possible explosion at a home in Oswego, Illinois.
Firefighters on Sunday morning were investigating a possible explosion at a home in Oswego, Illinois.
No charges will be filed for a car crash into an Oswego Portillo's that killed a child, police said Wednesday.
A man has been charged with stabbing two people, killing one of them, at a Chick-fil-A in southwest suburban Oswego, Illinois, on Wednesday.
A person was taken into custody after two people were stabbed, one of them fatally, hours apart at a Chick-fil-A in west suburban Oswego, Illinois, on Wednesday.
A person was taken into custody after two people were stabbed, one of them fatally, hours apart at a Chick-fil-A in west suburban Oswego, Illinois, on Wednesday.
One person is dead and another is injured after an incident near a Chick-fil-A in west suburban Oswego, Illinois, on Wednesday.
This lawsuit, filed by the family's attorney, claimed the driver was attempting to get into a parking space in front of the Portillo's entrance and accelerated.
On July 30, the 2-year-old boy was killed after the driver of a Lincoln MKZ went through the entrance of an Oswego Portillo's.
The family hopes the lawsuit will prevent this from happening to other families. They are seeking more than $100,000 in damages.
The family of a toddler killed after a car crashed into an Oswego Portillo's last month plans to file a lawsuit against the restaurant chain on Friday.
Oswego students will have a virtual learning day after District 308 officials said a drain pipe failed.
Oswego students will have a virtual learning day after District 308 officials said a drain pipe failed, leading to flooding that damaged multiple floods.
The airline said the plane returned safely to O'Hare after the reported lightning strike on Sunday.
Winter weather slammed the Chicago area early Monday morning, with blizzard warnings in effect for some outlying areas.
The next round of storms comes as residents are still cleaning up from Tuesday's severe storms.
The Boilermakers won the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2023 and the third time overall.
Examiners later determined that she suffered multiple injuries due to assault, and her death was ruled a homicide.
U.S. intelligence has circulated to President Trump's inner circle that Iran's late supreme leader had misgivings about his son replacing him, viewing Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as not very bright.
TSA officers faced their first full missed paycheck Friday.
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A key City Council committee on Friday backed a $27 million settlement with the family of a mother of six killed in a crash during a high-speed police chase in 2017.
A federal judge has quashed a pair of grand jury subpoenas sent to the Federal Reserve Board as part of a criminal probe by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
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The war with Iran is causing gas prices to surge, with motorists in Chicago and around the country guaranteed to feel the impact at the pump Monday morning.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
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Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
A new development at the southeast corner of Chicago's East Lakeview community would clear away a medical office building and replace it with a residential high-rise.
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Comedy power couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are starring in the Goodman Theatre's new musical coming this summer.
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Winter weather slammed the Chicago area early Monday morning, with blizzard warnings in effect for some outlying areas. Meteorologist Laura Bannon breaks down the conditions, Kris Habermehl has a look at the roads, and Darius Johnson is on the road in the Mobile Weather Lab.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy made the announcement on Sunday. He also said the number of agent call-outs has doubled from where they were before the shutdown.
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The main concern on Monday morning will be the low visibility with blowing and drifting snow. Meteorologist Kylee Miller is tracking the latest.
Winter weather slammed the Chicago area early Monday morning, with blizzard warnings in effect for some outlying areas.
The next round of storms comes as residents are still cleaning up from Tuesday's severe storms.
The airline said the plane returned safely to O'Hare after the reported lightning strike on Sunday.
Examiners later determined that she suffered multiple injuries due to assault, and her death was ruled a homicide.
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