Man charged with assaulting boy, 10
A Cicero man was charged with forcing a 10-year-old boy to touch him inappropriately and asking the boy to shower with him, according to prosecutors. Jairo Avitia, 26, of the...
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Man charged in Washington Park shooting
A 25-year-old man was denied bail Saturday in Cook County court after being charged with shooting a man in the head and pistol-whipping another man in Washington Park on Wednesday,...
Snow expected overnight
Snow is expected to return overnight to most of the Chicago area, with 2 to 4 inches likely, according to the National Weather Service. Except for areas far north near...
‘Deadheads’ seek to camp out near Soldier Field
When Jeremy Davis comes to Chicago this summer for what could be the Grateful Dead's final shows, the Florida man wants to camp in his RV in a parking lot...
South Loop teacher charged with assaulting 2 preschoolers
A Chicago preschool teacher was charged with inappropriately touching two 3-year-old students' genitals during nap-time and in a bathroom at a South Loop school. Jian Feng, 25, of the 2200...
No bail for inmate accused of hiring hit man in murder case
A Cook County Jail inmate who allegedly tried to hire a hit man to kill three witnesses in his murder case was denied bail Saturday in a Cook County court....
Man charged with arson for CTA recycling bin fire
A 19-year-old West Side man set fire to a recycling bin at a Red Line station on the North Side earlier this month before boarding the train, prosecutors said. Ivan...
High school social worker trainee charged with having sex with student
A woman serving as a social worker in a Chicago Heights alternative high school during an internship toward her master's degree was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old student,...
Hundreds debate putting Obama library on parkland
The second forum in as many days on using Chicago parkland for a Barack Obama presidential library again drew hundreds of people Wednesday, with arguments that boil down to the...
Des Plaines man held on $750K bail in sex abuse case
A 25-year-old Des Plaines man was ordered held on $750,000 bail Saturday after admitting that he touched a girl's genitals several times when she was 11 to 13 years old,...