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Chicago police and Fire Department paramedics respond to Libby Elementary School on Dec. 12, 2019. Four students were transported to Comer Children's Hospital in fair-to-serious condition.

At least 4 students taken to hospital from Chicago elementary school after police say they took Xanax

December 12, 2019 at 9:03 p.m.

At least four teens were hospitalized after ingesting a drug at a South Side elementary school Thursday morning, authorities said. Fire and police crews were called to Libby Elementary School...

Bernard Kersh, center, is flanked his mother, Keshia Johnson, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. after Kersh bonded out of Cook County jail in Chicago on Dec. 6, 2019.

Bernard Kersh walks out of Cook County Jail with mom, son and Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. following body-slam, spitting incident

December 7, 2019 at 9:51 a.m.

After spending five nights in Cook County Jail, Bernard Kersh walked out on Friday night with his mom, his son and Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. after a police officer allegedly...

Meteor spotted in Midwest, with reports centered on northern Indiana

December 4, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

It's a helicopter. It's a plane. No, it's a meteor. At least that's what about 100 people reported seeing Tuesday evening, according to an American Meteor Society database. The fireball...

Karine Beltran pours water for seniors as they arrive for the Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 26, 2019, at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences.

Chicago high school students prepare farm-to-table Thanksgiving meal for senior citizens: ‘I look forward to this every year’

November 27, 2019 at 11:28 a.m.

With a steady hand, 17-year-old Darius Kenerson whipped the batter with the deftness of a trained chef. Then he delicately turned the wooden spoon over and over again until it...

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At least 4 students taken to hospital from Chicago elementary school after police say they took Xanax

Bernard Kersh walks out of Cook County Jail with mom, son and Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. following body-slam, spitting incident

Meteor spotted in Midwest, with reports centered on northern Indiana

Chicago high school students prepare farm-to-table Thanksgiving meal for senior citizens: ‘I look forward to this every year’

The Rev. George Clements, Catholic priest and civil rights activist, dies

Woman dies in fall from 7th floor of Water Tower Place

‘We’re in shock’: South Side youth football teams raise money to attend national football championships

Católicos lamentan el cierre de parroquias

Chicago Catholics grieve parish closings as archdiocese says consolidation is a springboard for renewal

Teenage siblings and Richards Career Academy classmates shot in Back of the Yards; cops seek 3 assailants