Chicago
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Woman dead in Chicago shooting that wounded her son, husband
Mar 25, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say a woman was fatally shot and her husband and their young son were wounded after shots were fired at them as they sat in a parked vehicl...
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32 Chicago schools chosen to get $32M for academic programs
Mar 25, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools is giving $32 million to 32 of its schools to further develop academic programs impacting some 17,000 students. The...
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2 charged in fatal shooting of off-duty Chicago cop
Mar 24, 2019 11:00 pm - Two men have been charged in the fatal shooting of off-duty Chicago Police officer John P. Rivera. Menelik Jackson, 24, and Jovan Battle, 32, are facing felony murder ch...
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Role in 'Anastasia' musical a childhood dream for suburban theater veteranMar 24, 2019 7:00 am - Suburban Chicago theater veteran Tari Kelly remembers seeing the Don Bluth animated feature “Anastasia” in a movie theater back in 1997. The actress felt that this fanci...
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Family of man slain by Chicago officer awarded $5 million
Mar 24, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - About $5 million has been awarded to the family of a 37-year-old black man fatally shot nearly five years ago by a white Chicago police officer. ...
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Off-duty Chicago cop killed while sitting in car
Mar 23, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Police say a 23-year-old off-duty Chicago officer has died after being repeatedly shot while sitting in a parked car. John Rivera was one of four people i...
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White Sox prospect Robert creating his own buzz at camp
Mar 23, 2019 1:00 am - GLENDALE, Ariz. - For all of the buzz surrounding top prospect Eloy Jimenez, Luis Robert may have created a bigger one both during the six Cactus League games he appeare...
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Murder charges filed in fatal Chicago nightclub shooting
Mar 22, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a security guard outside a Chicago nightclub earlier this month. Chicago police said Friday th...
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Judge rules Chicago suburb can't ban assault weapons
Mar 22, 2019 7:00 am - DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Lake County judge has ruled that the Chicago suburb of Deerfield can't enact a ban on assault weapons. The Chicago Tribune reports that Judge Lu...
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5-year-old girl found dead on bunk bed in Chicago house fire
Mar 22, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say a 5-year-old girl died in a house fire on Chicago's South Side. Chicago Deputy Fire Chief Thomas Carbonneau says crews responding at about...