Former Metea Valley High School choir teacher accused of sexually assaulting student
Prosecutors say he assaulted a 17-year-old from February to June of 2019.
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Prosecutors say he assaulted a 17-year-old from February to June of 2019.
The Board of Education that oversees Chicago Public Schools, is meeting today on whether to approve of a $1.5 million settlement.
Two families accuse the same teen of raping their sons in a school bathroom. Both sons are Chicago Public Schools students with disabilities, and the families sued the district – only for CPS to fight back.
Two families accuse the same teen of raping their sons in a school bathroom. Both sons are Chicago Public Schools students with disabilities, and the families sued the district – only for CPS to fight back. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
Hundreds of students in South Suburban Flossmoor walked out of their classrooms Wednesday morning.
No finally means no in Indiana - or at least it will when House Bill 1079 is soon officially signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb.
No finally means no in Indiana – or at least it will when House Bill 1079 is soon officially signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
It keeps happening – allegations of vulnerable students being sexually assaulted at Chicago Public Schools. Now, three settlements have been issued to the families of the victims – one of them alone amounting to $1 million.
Months after the top two officials at the Chicago Park District resigned amid a sweeping lifeguard sex abuse scandal, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has tapped a former top deputy at the Chicago Public Schools as the new Park District Board President.
A mother and father say their 15-year-old developmentally disabled son was raped in a school bathroom – and they say the Chicago Public Schools refused to say it happened, and also blamed their child.
A Glenbrook special education teacher is under arrest, accused of sexually assaulting a student.
A woman shot a 54-year-old man who was sexually assaulting her Wednesday night in Englewood.
Mauricio Ramirez, 32, is charged with one count of criminal sexual assault and one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl in 2013, according to Chicago Police.
"I am deeply sorry for the culture of abuse and harassment that was allowed to fester in the beaches and pools division of the Chicago Park District," LaVelle said.
What's next in the Chicago Park District sexual harassment and abuse investigations?
A spokeswoman for the Hockey Hall of Fame confirmed Aldrich's name was x-ed out on the trophy on Sunday, when the 2021 Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning team names were being added.
"Chicago Park District needs new leadership that is up to the task of making our parks safe and creating structures of accountability," Ald. Rossana Rodrigeuz-Sanchez said.
The Chicago Park District has fired three senior managers following the release of two reports that detail sexual assaults among Park District lifeguards – and claim the former Park District superintendent took no action until six months after he had received a complaint about abuse.
In the wake of a damning report on the Blackhawks' handling of former player Kyle Beach's sexual assault allegations against former coach Brad Aldrich in 2010, the team is asking the Hockey Hall of Fame to remove Aldrich's name from the Stanley Cup.
Florida Panthers coach Joel Quenneville has resigned, hours after he met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman in New York on Thursday to discuss his handling of the Chicago Blackhawks sexual abuse case during the team's 2010 Stanley Cup run.
Mauricio Ramirez, 32, has been charged with one felony count each of criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
"In his first year as general manager, he made a mistake, alongside our other senior executives at the time, and did not take adequate action," team CEO Danny Wirtz said.
"You have broken me. You haunt my dreams and creep into my most intimate moments. I am a shell of my former self."
A 14-year-old girl was critically injured after a shooting on Chicago's West Side early Saturday morning.
Heavy rain and storms are prompting flooding concerns in the Chicago area on Saturday.
Three men were shot during a fight in River North early Saturday morning.
Hao-Yu Lee and Riley Greene each hit a two-run homer in a five-run eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied from six down to beat the Chicago White Sox 11-8.
Meet a couple who say what began as a message from above is helping some wonderful people down on the farm.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Americans are optimistic about scientific advances in AI, but concerned that AI may take jobs.
The vice president headlines a Council Bluffs rally Friday, his second Iowa stop this year. He's been one of the GOP's most visible midterm surrogates, with trips to Kansas, Wisconsin and Ohio.
Following more attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said he'll make a "big decision" on whether to "annihilate" Iran's leadership.
A day after Mayor Brandon Johnson's revised renter protection ordinance got the backing of a key City Council committee, a group of aldermen advanced a dueling proposal, setting up a potential showdown next week.
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.
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.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
Schnitzel Platz owner Chuck Wonzniak joins CBS News Chicago.
Check out House of Kahn Estate Jewelers for this week's Small Business Saturday.
A 14-year-old girl was critically injured after a shooting on Chicago's West Side early Saturday morning.
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Three men were shot during a fight in River North early Saturday morning.
Heavy rain and storms are prompting flooding concerns in the Chicago area on Saturday.
Three men were shot during a fight in River North early Saturday morning.
A 14-year-old girl was critically injured after a shooting on Chicago's West Side early Saturday morning.
Meet a couple who say what began as a message from above is helping some wonderful people down on the farm.
A popular option for Bears fans to get to Soldier Field on game days is back this season after it was temporarily discontinued last year.
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.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Hao-Yu Lee and Riley Greene each hit a two-run homer in a five-run eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied from six down to beat the Chicago White Sox 11-8.
Jose Trevino lined a two-run single to right field with the bases loaded in the seventh inning and the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
With heavy rain in the forecast on Saturday night, the White Sox have moved up their game against the Detroit Tigers.
Munetaka Murakami hit his team-leading 32nd home run as the Chicago White Sox tied with Cleveland for first place in the AL Central with a 3-1 win over the Detroit Tigers.
Chicago Bears starting right tackle Darnell Wright returned to practice in a limited fashion on Thursday, a day after missing practice with a knee injury, but it's the defense that's getting some renewed focus after a rough opener against the Panthers.
Three men were shot during a fight in River North early Saturday morning.
A man was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after firing shots at an Indiana State Police trooper and fleeing the scene on Friday afternoon in rural LaPorte County.
A second person has been charged with killing a man by pushing him out of a moving CTA Red Line train last week on the South Side.
Darreon Plummer's flight to Washington state after Da'J Flowers was killed was itself evidence he committed the crime, the judge said, rejecting a defense request for electronic monitoring.
Inside the home, owned by Eugene Horsch and connected to his father, R.C. Horsch, authorities have found a trove of digital images, a so-called laboratory of chemicals and a small marijuana grow operation.
