March 24, 2017 Chicago has biggest population dip as southern states grow Census data show the Chicago region lost more residents than any other U.S. metropolitan area last year, a drop coinciding with other Midwestern cities experiencing declines as the South and Southwest regions saw gains.
March 24, 2017 Chicago police goof: Family demands apology after cops raid home by mistake It was a raid gone wrong.
March 24, 2017 Boy suspended for taking shell casing to preschool, mom's Facebook post goes viral Hunter, 4, has been suspended from his preschool for bringing a shell casing from a fired bullet to school.
March 23, 2017 Chicago cop faces new charges in shooting of black teen Laquan McDonald A grand jury added 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm to the first-degree murder charges against a white Chicago police officer accused in the fatal shooting of a black 17-year-old.
March 23, 2017 Facebook rape stirs questions about witnessing crimes online The case of a 15-year-old Chicago girl who authorities say was raped while around 40 people watched on Facebook raises questions that have come up before in other attacks: What's the obligation of bystanders who see a crime unfolding? And why do they not intervene? None of those who watched the sexual assault involving five or six men or boys called police.
March 23, 2017 Bid to strip terrorist's citizenship may mark new Trump way The Department of Justice has taken the rare step of trying to strip a convicted terrorist of U.S. citizenship in what some critics say could mark a new, tougher line under President Donald Trump.
March 22, 2017 The Latest: Mom says teen sex assault victim getting threats The Latest on the apparent sexual assault of a Chicago girl that was streamed live on Facebook (all times local): 12 p.m.
March 22, 2017 Chicago police: Gang-rape investigation progressing Investigators are making good progress in identifying those who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old Chicago girl in an attack that was streamed on Facebook Live, authorities said.
March 22, 2017 Facebook Live gang-rape: Teen afraid to come home after attack, mom says The mother of a 15-year-old girl who authorities say was sexually assaulted in an attack streamed live on Facebook said Wednesday that her daughter has received online threats since it happened and that neighborhood kids have been joking about it and harassing her family.
March 22, 2017 Obama's birthday won't be a holiday in Illinois Barack Obama's name is revered in his home state, but the Illinois House has rejected making his birthday a state holiday.