Riverdale man charged in 14-year-old boy’s killing
A Riverdale man has been charged in the January shooting death of a 14-year-old junior high school student. According to Cook County prosecutors, Terry Johnson, 21, and another person shot...
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CPS substitute teacher accused of sending explicit texts to 14-year-old girl
A Chicago Public Schools substitute teacher has been charged with indecent solicitation of a 14-year-old student. Aaron Williams-Banks, 28, who appeared in bond court Saturday, has been accused of sending...
Variables made Sunday’s storm hard to predict
A week ago, Chicago appeared to be in for some light, forgettable snow over Super Bowl Sunday. But Monday morning people awoke to the remains of the fifth-largest snowstorm in...
The commuter shuffle: Shovel out, ditch car, wait for train
Commuters shuffled through the Ogilvie Transportation Center on Monday morning, bundled against the snow and cold and many of them running late because of delays and cancellations on Metra lines....
Bernie Mac’s widow withdraws wrongful death lawsuit
Bernie Mac's widow has dropped a wrongful death lawsuit filed in 2010 against the late comedian's longtime doctor. Rhonda McCullough had alleged in the suit she filed in Cook County...
Ernie Banks statue back in Chicago, will stand in Daley Plaza through Saturday
The Ernie Banks statue has been returned to Chicago from Michigan, where it was being restored, and will stand in Daley Plaza from Wednesday through Saturday to honor the Cubs...
Super Bowl by the numbers
Whether measured by money, tweets or chicken wings, Super Bowl Sunday promises to be extravagant, as usual, according to WalletHub, a social networking site focused on personal finance. Some 171...
Flights scratched at Chicago airports as airlines brace for Northeast blizzard
For Chicago travelers planning to go to the Northeast over the next few days, the National Weather Service has a word of advice: Don't. A massive snowstorm that could pack...
Illinois bill would ban drones for hunting
When it comes to preserving fair chase in hunting, Illinois already bans using bait to lure, dogs to kill and certain lights to see animals at night. Now to those...
Controversial Prophet Muhammad Charlie Hebdo edition quickly sold out in Chicago area
A dozen copies of Charlie Hebdo's post-attack edition landed on Chicago-area shelves at 7 a.m. Friday and were gone quickly, according to Eric Ismond, who manages the Chicago-Main Newsstand in...