Teacher, coach at Island Lake school charged with child pornography
A sixth-grade teacher and basketball coach at a school in Island Lake, Illinois, was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges.
4 hurt, including firefighter, in Woodridge apartment fire
A firefighter was among four injured when a fire ripped through an apartment building on Thursday in west suburban Woodridge.
Illinois Supreme Court hears arguments on changes to Chicago police disciplinary hearing rules
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday was set to hear legal arguments in a years-long case over whether Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct can have their disciplinary hearings held behind closed doors.
School board presidential candidate Hilario Dominguez touts experience as CPS student, teacher
Voters will elect a Chicago Board of Education president for the first time ever in November, and among the four candidates running is Hilario Dominguez, the former political coordinator of the Chicago Teachers Union.
Chicago, Cook County to host all-in-one vital records, voter registration event
This weekend, the City of Chicago and Cook County are teaming up to help people get certified birth certificates and register to vote, all in one place.
Brookfield Zoo continues part in effort to restore population of sihek birds
Brookfield Zoo Chicago is one of several zoos taking part in an ongoing effort to restore the population of a bird that went extinct in the wild in Guam.
Woman, 71, hit and killed by cement truck in Oak Park
A woman was struck by a cement truck in the west Chicago suburb of Oak Park on Wednesday morning, and went on to die.
Mundelein High School volleyball coach charged with recording student
A Mundelein, Illinois, high school teacher and volleyball coach appeared in court Wednesday morning on charges of making an unauthorized video recording of a minor.
Community invited to weigh in on design plans for Chicago's Bronzeville Trail
City leaders on Wednesday were asking the public to help design the future Bronzeville Trail.
Candidate Sendhil Revuluri says CPS board not centering student success
Sendhil Revuluri is running for Board of Education president because, in his words, "we need to put our students at the center of everything we're doing.
Third person charged with shoving man to his death from CTA Red Line train
A third person stood charged Wednesday in an incident in which a man was shoved off a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train and killed.
Dr. Donda West, scholar and mother of Kanye West, honored with street name in South Shore
Part of a street on Chicago's South Side was honorarily renamed Tuesday for Dr. Donda West, a scholar and the mother of rap star Kanye West.
Chicago History Museum unveils "Westside Love Map"
The Westside Love Map features three hand-drawn maps of Garfield Park (both East and West), North Lawndale, and Austin.
Several arrested after police pursuit, crash in Waukegan
Several people were in police custody Tuesday morning after a police chase in Waukegan, Illinois, the night before.
Chicago mayoral candidate Danielle Carter-Walters calls for local DOGE office
Danielle Carter-Walters may be known to some as the face of the Chicago Flips Red group. Now, the 52-year-old Chicago native and small business owner is running for mayor as a Republican in a crowded field of Democrats.