Roseland man charged with burglary, threatening cops on West Side
Authorities charged a Roseland man with burglary and other crimes after police officers saw him on the roof of a building in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side....
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Man charged in Southwest Side shooting
A 35-year-old Marquette Park man accused in a shooting earlier this month on the Southwest Side was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, according to police. Jabari Biddings, of...
No bail for man charged in West Pullman fatal shooting
A 27-year-old parolee was ordered held without bail Saturday after he was charged with killing one man and critically wounding a second earlier this week in the West Pullman neighborhood,...
Police seize $6.7 million worth of cocaine in West Humboldt Park
Police confiscated 119 pounds of cocaine valued at almost $7 million after arresting a man in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood Friday afternoon. Juan Roberto Vazquez, 28, was charged with...
Tollway working with environmentalists to boost population of monarch butterflies
Illinois' state insect — the distinctive black-and-orange-winged monarch butterfly — is struggling to flourish as its habitats diminish. But soon, state roadsides may be a more welcoming home for them....
Salaita files federal suit against U. of I. over lost job
Controversial professor Steven Salaita, whose job offer at the University of Illinois was withdrawn last year after he made anti-Israel comments on social media, has filed a lawsuit in federal...
Mr. Cub takes up residence at Daley Plaza
A 7-foot monument to Cubs Hall of Famer Ernie Banks began its four-day stay at Daley Plaza on Wednesday, attracting a hodgepodge of Chicagoans seeking to honor the beloved baseball...
Common Core test spurs angst among educators, parents
When students in DuPage County's Lake Park High School District took a field test of Illinois' new state exam last spring, the reaction stunned administrators: "Our students said it was...
Measles found in suburbs; exposure possible: officials
A suburban Cook County resident has a confirmed case of measles, but it is not likely linked to the multistate outbreak associated with Disneyland, county and state health officials said...
Mother, daughter charged with attacking school officials, boy, 13
A mother and daughter allegedly beat up and stabbed a Chicago Public Schools administrator and security guard when picking up a relative at an Englewood elementary school earlier this week,...