Homeowner kills intruder: ‘All I was trying to do was protect my house’
Mark Hayes, a 44-year-old former Marine, stood barefoot and dressed only in shorts as he faced a man who had broken into his garage in West Pullman in the middle...
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Prosecutors: Teen threw bleach on cabbie to escape $175 fare
An 18-year-old Carpentersville man threw bleach at a taxi cab driver after he refused to pay for a $175 ride to the South Shore neighborhood this week, according to authorities....
Man charged in slaying of Far South Side teen
A U.S. postal worker and another man followed a 16-year-old boy around a Chicago Housing Authority complex before the second man shot the teen to death, Cook County prosecutors alleged...
Man charged in slaying of Far South Side teen
A U.S. postal worker and another man followed a 16-year-old boy around a Chicago Housing Authority complex before the second man shot the teen to death, Cook County prosecutors alleged...
Prosecutors: Teen threw bleach on cabbie to escape $175 fare
An 18-year-old Carpentersville man threw bleach at a taxi cab driver after he refused to pay for a $175 ride to the South Shore neighborhood this week, according to authorities....
SIU President Poshard to retire at end of school year
Southern Illinois University President Glenn Poshard announced Thursday that he will retire after the 2013-14 school year, according to the school's board of trustees. Poshard told the board of his...
SIU President Poshard to retire at end of school year
Southern Illinois University President Glenn Poshard announced Thursday that he will retire after the 2013-14 school year, according to the school's board of trustees. Poshard told the board of his...
Protesters march at CPS headquarters
About 100 protesters circled the CPS headquarters on Clark Street this morning, demanding fewer cuts to the school district's budget."They say cut backs, we say fight back," the protestors shouted,...
Thousands attend ‘Justice for Trayvon’ rally in Loop
Thousands of people filled a Loop plaza Saturday and called for a fairer justice system in the wake of George Zimmerman's acquittal in the fatal shooting of unarmed African-American teenager...
Expert sees risks in forcing students to change schools
A University of Illinois education expert testified Tuesday in federal court that students forced to change schools often suffer adverse affects. "The body of research is definitive," said Pauline Lipman,...