Fees waived for adoption of longtime shelter dogs, cats
Homeless dogs and cats that have been overlooked by those seeking a pet will have their adoption fees waived at a virtual adoption event sponsored by PAWS Chicago. The "Don't...
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First lady Jill Biden, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to visit Illinois community college
First lady Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona are slated to tour a community college during a planned visit to Illinois on Monday. Biden, a professor of...
Co-worker charged with murder of Portage Park man found in trunk of Cadillac on Northwest Side: police
A 21-year-old West Side man is facing murder charges after allegedly stabbing a 42-year-old man whose body was found in the trunk of a car on the Northwest Side on...
Lockport man charged with possessing child pornography, police say
A 49-year-old Lockport man was ordered held on $150,000 bail Thursday, facing charges of possession of child pornography, police said Thursday. Anthony J. Leonardi was arrested at his Lockport home...
CPS has a tentative deal with the teachers union to reopen high schools Monday. Will expansion of in-person classes beyond two days a week be the next fight?
Chicago Public Schools has announced that it has reached a tentative deal with the Chicago Teachers Union to reopen high schools on Monday for the first time in more than...
Tracking COVID-19 in CPS: Look up your school to see if cases have been reported since buildings reopened or in the past year
Since March 2020, a period when schools were mostly closed to students and operated with smaller-than-normal staffs, officials have tracked a total of more than 1,200 confirmed COVID-19 cases —...
Latin School educators take big steps toward unionizing
Teachers from Chicago's prestigious Latin School are taking steps this week toward organizing a teachers union, officials with the Illinois Federation of Teachers said Wednesday. A majority of educators at...
Peaceful group marches downtown to honor Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo, both killed by police
A small and peaceful contingent of protesters gathered at Millennium Park's Cloud Gate, aka The Bean, late Tuesday afternoon for a solidarity march for Daunte Wright, a Minnesota man who...
Chicago man charged with murder in killing of 75-year-old during robbery in Rogers Park
A 26-year-old Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a 75-year-old man in the Rogers Park neighborhood last month during a robbery, police said....
Des Plaines man was driving 108 mph when he caused crash that killed family of three, police and prosecutors say
A 25-year-old Des Plaines man with a long history of traffic violations was driving 108 mph and under the influence of drugs when he caused a fatal crash last month...