Chicago
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Chicago priest stepping aside after sex-abuse allegation
Jan 06, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Nationally known activist Chicago priest the Rev. Michael Pfleger has been asked to step aside due to an allegation of sexual abuse that occurred decades ...
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Chicago arrested on felony charges after off-duty shooting
Jan 06, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police officer was arrested Wednesday on felony charges after he fired his gun at a person while off duty last fall and then allegedly lied abou...
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Chicago push to reopen city schools becomes more contentious
Jan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Only half of Chicago Public Schools teachers expected in schools ahead of preschool students' anticipated return next week showed up, district officials said Tuesday in ...
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Activist priest Michael Pfleger hit with sex abuse allegations
Jan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Activist Chicago priest the Rev. Michael Pfleger has been asked to step aside due to allegations of sexual abuse that occurred decades ago, the Archdiocese of Chicago an...
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Pfleger removed from parish after sexual abuse allegation
Jan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Father Michael Pfleger, the longtime pastor at St. Sabina Church and an outspoken anti-gun violence advocate, has been removed from the Auburn Gresham parish following r...
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Some Chicago teachers expected in schools stay home
Jan 04, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Some Chicago Public Schools teachers expected to report to the classroom ahead of preschool students' anticipated return next week stayed home Monday over...
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Ten years after incident, Chicago cop fired
Jan 04, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police officer has been fired a decade after allowed a fellow officer leave the scene where the other officer allegedly assaulted two people. ...
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Chicago offering scholarships for construction, engineering
Jan 03, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials are accepting applications for a scholarship program designed to help disadvantaged students pursue schooling and careers in constructio...
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4th arrest in slaying of retired Chicago firefighter
Jan 02, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A fourth person has been arrested in the slaying of a retired Chicago Fire Department lieutenant, who was shot and killed killed during an attempt to carj...
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Former Chicago industrial site being eyed as solar farm
Jan 01, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A toxic former industrial site on Chicago's Southeast Side is being considered for a 36-acre solar farm, according to a published report. The proposal wo...