Articles filed under Chicago
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Jury finds two Chicago cops guilty in corruption caseOct 21, 2019 11:00 pm - A federal jury on Tuesday found two Chicago cops, David Salgado and Xavier Elizondo, guilty of all counts in a corruption case. Both men were convicted on each of the fi...
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Teachers union rebuffs Chicago mayor's request to end strikeOct 21, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants the Chicago Teachers Union to call off its strike before there's agreement on a new contract, but the union isn't having any of...
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Affordable housing among striking Chicago teachers' demandsOct 21, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Striking Chicago teachers who are seeking smaller class sizes and higher pay also are demanding that the nation's third-largest city do more to lower hous...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Porsche racing, Lenny and Squiggy, Disco Demolition, 4-H fair and moreOct 21, 2019 4:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald images of Lenny and Squiggy, Porsche racing, Disco Demolition, hot dog eating contests and more in our latest Through the Film Magnifier gallery...
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Classes canceled a 3rd day amid Chicago teacher strikeOct 20, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - More than 300,000 public school students in Chicago are getting another day off as contract talks continue between the teachers' union and the nation's th...
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Best bets: Spend an 'An Evening with Travis Tritt' at the GeneseeOct 20, 2019 7:00 am - Heralding the hunt Conductor Nicholas Kraemer leads the Music of the Baroque in hunting-inspired pieces in the concert “The Chase - Haydn, Handel & Rameau” this week at ...
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Chicago mobster 'Joey the Clown' Lombardo dies in prisonOct 20, 2019 1:00 am - Notorious Chicago Outfit killer Joseph "Joey the Clown" Lombardo died Saturday while serving a life prison sentence, federal prosecutors said on Sunday. Lombardo was 90 ...
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Chicago lawmakers push stricter legislation for farm animalsOct 19, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Urban farming has become more common in Chicago neighborhoods, and now lawmakers have begun pushing for stricter legislation that could regulate the numbe...
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Chicago strike means day off for some, emergency for othersOct 19, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago parents leaned on family, friends and community groups as 25,000 teachers in the nation's third-largest school district went on strike this past w...
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Ravinia's leader stepping down after 2020 seasonOct 19, 2019 1:00 am - Welz Kauffman, the Ravinia Festival president and CEO who has helmed the world-renowned music behemoth in Highland Park for nearly two decades, will be stepping down fro...