A Chicago man was sentenced to 60 years in prison for accidentally gunning down and killing a 25-year-old student who had arrived in the city just hours prior to the fatal shooting.
A former Chicago college student convicted of spying for China was released in a US-China prisoner swap that freed three Americans thought to be wrongfully detained in China.
A Montessori school teacher in Chicago was fired for slapping a child when she "lost her cool," potentially marking the second incident of abuse at the daycare.
On September 16, Nathaniel Huey Jr. allegedly murdered his lover, Zoraida Bartolomei, her husband Alberto Rolon, and their sons, Adriel, 9, and Diego, 7.
The attempted heist on the city's South Side led to several arrests and dozens of TVs being recovered by police after they busted the culprits mid-crime.
The 32-year-old was an assistant principal at KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools before moving to Chicago and becoming the assistant principal of culture at Intrinsic High School.
The undercover sting operation certainly meant well. Legal counselors looking for expulsion of charges against more than 43 Chicago-area defendants are citing to a study demonstrating a pattern of bias in the choice of targets for stash-house drug stings.
The Chicago Police Department is under fire for being involved in a high number of incidents relating to police brutality and abuse, including shootings and beatings.
While thousands of people lined up for the distribution of free tickets for President Barack Obama's farewell speech on Tuesday evening, dozens of online advertisements have also come up, auctioning these passes for prices as high as $5,000.
The Chicago public school system will now allow transgender students to use bathrooms depending on their gender preference. The issue on the use of bathrooms based on sexuality has been a national issue across the country.
The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board backed Chicago Public Schools Thursday, agreeing to move ahead with seeking injunctive relief to block future Chicago Teachers Union strikes like the one staged earlier this month.
