Classmate held without bail in IIT student’s killing
An Illinois Institute of Technology student killed his classmate with a large, thick tree branch after the two got into a dispute while driving home together from a North Side...
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Uncle who supplied gun is guilty of murder in killing of Endia Martin, 14
A jury found a man guilty of murder in the killing of a teen girl over a Facebook dispute, rejecting a claim by his defense attorney that the man was...
Hyatt killing was over man making pass at someone’s girlfriend, prosecutors say
A dispute over a woman led to the killing of a West Side man in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency hotel at McCormick Place last weekend, prosecutors said Saturday....
CPS high school counselor charged with abusing boy in classroom
A Chicago Public Schools high school counselor has been charged with sexually abusing a Manley High School student in a classroom.Deshone Jackson, 33, appeared in Cook County bond court Saturday...
Man charged with sexually abusing girl
A Jefferson Park man has been charged with sexually abusing a relative of his girlfriend on multiple occasions in 2015. Wilson Sales-Rosales, 38, appeared in Cook County bond court Saturday...
Man accused of molesting girl in South Loop held on $200K
A 33-year-old man is accused of molesting a girl on a CTA platform Friday morning in the South Loop, police said. Travis Smith, 33, of the 500 block of West...
Few towns require shoveling
When it snows, most suburban homeowners clear sidewalks in a timely fashion. But every neighborhood seems to have one house that lets the white stuff pile up, making the morning...
Wheaton show choir escapes burning bus, goes on to win competition
Traveling to a competition in Wisconsin, Wheaton Warrenville South High School's show choir singers found themselves facing an obstacle they never expected. One of their two charter buses burst into...
Officials warn of door-to-door robbery scams in west suburbs
A resident of unincorporated Glen Ellyn received a phone call from her elderly neighbor a week before Christmas. The call, at first, seemed congratulatory. The neighbor mistakenly thought she was...
Protesters block access to police credit union
About 200 protesters gathered outside the Chicago Patrolmen's Federal Credit Union on Saturday, their breath visible in the cold air as they chanted, their fists pounding with each cry. They...