August 27, 2016 Welcome to the fourth grade: Teacher's rap targets students A new teacher who made a music video to welcome his students has become a bit of a star with his fourth-graders.
August 26, 2016 Cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade gunned down pushing stroller in Chicago A mother who was shot and killed while pushing a baby in a stroller on Chicago's South Side Friday has been identified as a cousin of Chicago Bulls star Dwyane Wade.
August 25, 2016 Chicago-area imam pleads guilty to sex abuse charges A prominent Islamic scholar and longtime head of a suburban Chicago school accused of molesting an underage girl and a 23-year-old female school employee has pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
August 25, 2016 U of Chicago commits to no safe spaces, trigger warnings Incoming freshmen at the University of Chicago have received a letter from the dean of students informing them of the school's commitment to free speech.
August 25, 2016 Chicago police free man questioned in deadly fire, no charge Chicago police say a man they were questioning about a fire that killed an infant, two children and a man has been released without charge.
August 25, 2016 Possible suspect questioned in Chicago fire that killed 4 Police are questioning a possible suspect in an apartment building fire that killed three children and a man.
August 24, 2016 Islamic scholar has deadline to accept sex abuse plea deal A suburban Chicago judge has given an Islamic scholar until Sept. 12 to accept a plea deal on sexual abuse charges.
August 23, 2016 The Latest: 200 firefighters fought deadly Chicago blaze The Latest on a fire that killed four people at a Chicago apartment building (all times local): 9:20 a.m.
August 23, 2016 Chicago girl shot while attending vigil for boy shot earlier An 8-year-old Chicago girl was shot in the arm as she attended a vigil for a 14-year-old boy who had been fatally shot earlier.
August 23, 2016 Chicago apartment fire kills 3 kids, adult; police say it apparently was deliberate A fire at a Chicago apartment building that appears to have been deliberately set killed four people Tuesday, including three children, police said.