Articles filed under Chicago
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Federal prosecutor: Chicago officers 'betrayed their badges'Oct 08, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two Chicago police officers lied to judges to obtain search warrants and then stole cash and drugs from the properties they searched, a federal prosecutor...
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Principal at top school retires amid accusations of hostile environmentOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - The longtime principal at a highly rated North Side elementary school has retired amid accusations of hostility toward her staff, a tense environment for students and a ...
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New Cook assessor under fire from federal patronage monitorOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi, elected a year ago on a reform platform, is under fire from a court-appointed monitor for delays in implementing new hiring policies me...
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Prosecutors reveal breadth of evidence in Burke caseOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors said they have turned over 40,000 pages of evidence to attorneys for Alderman Edward M. Burke and his co-defendants, as well as 100 "media discs," re...
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Supercold meteorite arrives at Field MuseumOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - In a darkened hallway within the labyrinth of offices and laboratories at the Field Museum, a select group of scientists, museum officials and a wealthy donor gathered M...
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Supercold meteorite arrives at Field MuseumOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - In a darkened hallway within the labyrinth of offices and laboratories at the Field Museum, a select group of scientists, museum officials and a wealthy donor gathered M...
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Teachers union contact demands could cost $2.5 billion, CPS CEO saysOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson said Friday she remains "hopelessly optimistic" a teachers strike can be avoided, but the worst could happen if the Chicago Tea...
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Grayslake woman struck by CTA bus on I-290Oct 08, 2019 1:00 am - By Timothy Edmonds Daily Herald correspondent A Grayslake woman suffered serious injuries when she was struck by a CTA bus Tuesday afternoon on the Eisenhower Expressway...
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Chicago wants public to weigh in on legal marijuana salesOct 07, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials are holding public meetings for residents to weigh in on the sale of recreational marijuana in the city. A new state law will allow recr...
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Chicago suburb to name its first poet laureateOct 07, 2019 7:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Good news for people who love Aurora and can think of words that, well, rhyme with Aurora. The mayor of the Chicago suburb about 40 miles (64 kilomet...