Aurora teacher named 2024 Illinois Teacher of the Year
Dr. Rachael Mahmood was among 13 finalists from across the state.
Chicago's Friday Morning Swim Club will not be back this year
The founders of the club listed multiple reasons why they had decided to discontinue the event, taking issue in particular with the Chicago Park District.
No injuries after roof collapses at Lincoln Park swim school during thunderstorm
Chicago Fire Department officials said roofing material lifted up during a strong storm, causing the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning unit on the roof to collapse.
ACLU, reproductive rights groups sue Chicago over denial of DNC protest permit
The groups had sought to march from the Water Tower to Grant Park, mostly along Michigan Avenue, to demand Democratic leaders take action to protect women's reproductive rights.
Elderly Missouri man charged in 1966 stabbing death of Calumet City woman
James Barbier, 79, is charged with first-degree murder in the 1966 stabbing death of 18-year-old Karen Snider at her home in Calumet City.
Chicago Park District labor union ratifies new 5-year contract, including average 23% pay raises
The total of $28 million in pay increases and other new benefits for Park District workers is on top of the $184 million the Park District already spends on annual personnel-related costs.
DNC protest organizer says pro-Palestinian marches won't stop until "Palestine is truly free"
"The intensity of these protests will probably slow down if Israel and the United States accept the terms of the Palestinians," protest organizer Hatem Abudayyeh said.
At least 1 person hospitalized after "chemical irritant" attack at Chicago Tech Academy
Police said officers were flagged down at the school around 11:45 a.m., after a female entered the school, approached a group of eight teen females, all between 15 and 19 years old, and sprayed a chemical irritant.
Texas pair arrested hauling bricks of cocaine on Indiana Toll Road
LaPorte County Sheriff's deputies found multiple vacuum-sealed packages of drugs in a pickup truck during a traffic stop.
St. Louis man charged with shooting two women in Chicago
Craig Messiah-Smith, 24, was Monday afternoon, just minutes after police said he shot two women inside a home in the 7400 block of South Ellis Avenue.
Truck spills scrap metal, blocks highway in northwest Indiana
Eastbound U.S. Highway 30 and the ramp from southbound State Road 49 to Highway 30 were closed after the crash.
Muslim activists plan rally in Springfield to call for cease-fire in Gaza
A guest speaker will also give firsthand accounts about the situation in Gaza amid the war between Israel and Hamas.
DePaul University students set up pro-Palestinian tent encampment
A coalition of eight student organizations at DePaul issued a list of demands, including that DePaul "divest from companies that advance Palestinian suffering and profit off the occupation" of Gaza.
Chicago to relaunch guaranteed income program as city aims to spend remaining COVID relief funds
Mayor Brandon Johnson's office announced the city will spend $32 million on $500 monthly payments for low-income families.
Relative of CPD officer Luis Huesca's accused killer jailed on gun charge
Caschaus Tate, 20, is accused of tossing Officer Huesca's stolen gun into a neighbor's yard when police showed up at his house looking for the officer's accused killer.