Ex-head of Chicago schools pleads guilty in kickbacks scheme
Barbara Byrd-Bennett allegedly steered $23 million in no-bid contracts to education firms for $2.3 million in bribes and kickbacks
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Prosecutor: Former Chicago school chief to plead guilty in corruption case
Ex-leader of the Chicago Public Schools indicted after she resigned amid a probe of alleged $20M kickback scheme
Landmark Chicago church destroyed in blaze
Historic house of worship was undergoing multi-million-dollar renovation when fire broke out
Chicago: Two arrests amid heroin overdose outbreak
Reputed members of the Unknown Vice Lords street gang are accused of selling $720 worth of heroin to a police officer on Chicago's West Side Friday
Report: 60 murders in Chicago last month
It was reportedly the deadliest September in Chicago since 2002; police say they're focused on tracking illegal guns and embedding detectives in the most violent areas
Report slams FAA response to fire at air traffic facility
Department of Transportation's inspector general recommends FAA make improvements at all of its facilities following Chicago fire
Drew Peterson murder-for-hire trial delayed
The former suburban Chicago police officer is charged with soliciting an inmate to kill Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow
Police: Shooter attacks family in Chicago, leaving 2 dead
A group of five, including an 11-month-old child, were returning home from a family event when they were fired upon in a drive-by shooting
Investigator of police claims cops abused him
Supervisor of independent Chicago agency alleges police turned off dashboard camera and used excessive force during traffic stop
Lawsuit challenges safety of testosterone drugs
Some men suffered heart attacks or strokes after taking drugs to boost testosterone, but are the meds to blame?
Man allegedly helped cousin in Indonesia murder
Robert Justin Bibbs charged in federal court in Chicago with conspiring with his cousin, Tommy Schaefer, and Heather Mack to kill Sheila von Wiese-Mack
TV station apologizes for using Nazi symbol in Yom Kippur story
During report on Jewish holiday, WGN-TV in Chicago uses image of a yellow star patch that Nazis forced Jews to wear during WWII
Gacy exhumations help ID unrelated murder victim
An effort to identify victims of notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy has led authorities to name an unrelated cold case homicide victim as Andre Drath
1 in 4 U.S. homes worth less than a year ago
Provider of real-estate information says values fell more than 40 percent in some northeast cities
Strippers cavort at public golf course in Chicago
"I was shocked," says one resident after strip club hosts racy event at golf course in full view of children's playground
Ill. woman charged with drunk driving after hitting boy
The 8-year-old boy was riding his bicycle in front of his home Monday when Cynthia Grosse, 66, struck him in front of his 6- and 11-year-old siblings
Police dept. worker gunned down unloading groceries
Chicago civilian police employee, 59, was killed by kids on bikes shooting at random, cops say
Moms patrol Chicago streets to thwart gang violence
"These are my kids," says Tamar Manessah, who launched Mothers Against Senseless Killings
Ill. teen charged with hate crime against Sikh man
A suburban Chicago teenager already charged with punching a Sikh man during what authorities describe as a road rage incident has been charged with a hate crime
Flight diverted after woman strikes passenger, flight attendant
Official: Woman also kicked Indianapolis airport officer as she was being escorted off Chicago-bound American Airlines flight
Teen may face hate crime charges in attack on Sikh
Illinois teen allegedly called the victim a "terrorist" and punched him in the face during driving dispute
Sketch released after toddler's remains found
Police make public plea for help to identify child victim found in a Chicago park lagoon
Report: Toddler's head among remains found in lagoon
A fisherman first made grim discovery of other remains at Chicago park one official calls "jewel of the West Side"
Toddler's remains found in Chicago lagoon
Police search lagoon in city's West Side after young child's feet and one hand discovered badly decomposed
Judge rules on lawsuit against sperm bank
Woman sued for wrongful birth after sperm bank mix-up resulted in biracial child
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Is a bootleg weight-loss drug to blame for 2 reported deaths?
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