There have been more than 90 shootings along Chicago-area expressway systems so far this year, and over 220 shootings on ...
Retired nun to plead guilty to embezzling $835,000 from Los Angeles school for gambling habit
A retired Los Angeles nun will plead guilty to embezzling $835,000 from the elementary school where she worked in order ...
Illinois man’s body found in fuel tanker hauled by truck: reports
An Illinois man's body was found inside a tanker filled with gas last week after two truck drivers who were ...
Chicago gun violence has killed over 3 times more kids in 2021 compared to same time in 2020, report says
More than three times more kids have died from gun violence on Chicago’s streets than during the same time in ...
Minneapolis crews work to reopen George Floyd Square, activists close it again
City crews returned early Tuesday to a Minneapolis intersection where a memorial to George Floyd was assembled after his death ...
Obama’s presidential library estimated to cost nearly $700M
The cost of former President Obama's official library in Chicago will be a bit heftier than initially anticipated. Valerie Jarrett, president ...
Women seen twerking on Chicago police car, prompting investigation
The Chicago Police Department has launched an investigation after a video has emerged purportedly showing three women twerking on top ...
Chicago weekend violence: 55 people shot, including 11-year-old girl; 5 people killed, police say
Chicago weekend violence left five people dead and 55 total victims wounded – including an 11-year-old girl and a 15-year-old ...
Chicago priest cleared of sex abuse allegations holds first Mass since reinstatement
CHICAGO — An activist Roman Catholic priest cleared by an Archdiocese of Chicago investigation into claims that he sexually abused ...
Philadelphia Dunkin Donuts manager fatally shot in the head while opening store at dawn, police say
Police in Philadelphia are searching for a suspect accused of shooting a female employee to death during a robbery at ...
Chicago police remove ‘disruptive passenger’ that caused ‘disturbance’ on American Airlines flight
A 26-year-old man was removed from an American Airlines flight by authorities in Chicago on Sunday after causing a "disturbance."A ...
Another coronavirus side effect: Many kids head to summer school
With her three teenagers vaccinated against COVID-19, Aja Purnell-Mitchell left it up to them to decide whether to go back ...