Nearly 480 janitors who work in CPS schools to be laid off
Close to 480 custodians who work in Chicago Public Schools will be laid off by the end of the month, a district spokesman said Sunday, by a private company given...
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Squatter injured in fire at vacant South Side building
A fire inside a vacant South Side building sent a squatter to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation Friday evening. The victim was not burned and was in...
Woman dies days after being struck by vehicle on Southwest Side
A 64-year-old woman died Friday after she was hit by a car in the Back of the Yards neighborhood this past weekend, officials said. Filomena Salmoran, of the 4800 block...
License application leads to immigration bust
When Illinois enacted a program to issue driver's licenses to qualified residents who entered the U.S. illegally, state officials assured the applicants they need not fear becoming targets for deportation....
Health management plans underused at city schools
Chicago Public Schools students with asthma or food allergies often don't have health management plans on file at their schools, according to a new study, potentially leaving the district ill-equipped...
Cop killer prompts reflection on rehabilitation
Dean Chavez was 20 years old on the alcohol-soaked night when he and four buddies killed an off-duty neighborhood cop in Hegewisch, a collection of trim, brick homes on Chicago's...
Quinn grants 38 clemency petitions
Gov. Pat Quinn has granted 38 clemency petitions, his office announced late Friday afternoon.The clemencies, 15 of which involved cases in Cook County, were among 124 petitions acted on by...
2 men wounded in separate shootings reported at same time
Two men were wounded in separate shootings reported at 7:05 p.m. Friday, a police spokesman said. A 23-year-old man was shot in the foot on the 9100 block of South...
Boy, 3, shot on the West Side
At least 13 people were wounded across the city from Friday evening through Saturday afternoon, including a 3-year-old boy who was shot in the head on the West Side on...
3-year-old boy shot in head on West Side
A 3-year-old boy was shot Friday night in the city's West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side. The shooting happened about 7:30 p.m. inside of a residence on the...