June 15, 2016 Chicago police chief demotes officer seen in stomping arrest video Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson placed an officer on desk duty Tuesday after a video emerged that appears to show the officer kicking a suspect in the head during an arrest.
June 14, 2016 Chicago police chief seeks probe of videoed stomping arrest Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has requested an investigation after a video emerged appearing to show an officer kicking a suspect in the head during an arrest on the West Side.
June 14, 2016 Former Bears defensive lineman Bryan Robinson found dead in motel room Former Chicago Bears defensive lineman Bryan Robinson has died at the age of 41, the team said Monday.
June 14, 2016 DIVIDED AMERICA: Evangelicals feel alienated, anxious Pastor Richie Clendenen stepped away from the pulpit, microphone in hand.
June 14, 2016 Margaret Heldt, creator of beehive hairdo, dies at age 98 Margaret Vinci Heldt, who became a hairstyling celebrity after she created the famous beehive hairdo in 1960, has died at age 98. Ahlgrim Funeral Home in the Chicago suburb of Elmhurst said Monday that Heldt died Friday at a senior living community.
June 14, 2016 Tests find elevated lead levels at 5 more Chicago schools Elevated lead levels have been found in water in five more Chicago public schools, bringing to 19 the number of buildings where tests have uncovered levels that exceed a federal standard of 15 parts per billion.
June 13, 2016 The Latest: Orlando police report 'controlled explosion' The Latest on the shooting at an Orlando nightclub (all times local): 5:15 a.m.
June 12, 2016 Farrakhan details Muhammed Ali's ties to Nation of Islam Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan is remembering Muhammad Ali and his own history with the late heavyweight champion.
June 10, 2016 Correction: Mother-Anticipating Harm story In a story June 9 about an Illinois child custody case, The Associated Press, relying on story in The (Bloomington) Pantagraph, reported erroneously that the legal guardian of three children who were placed in state custody two years ago recommended to the court that their mother, Amanda Ware, be given another chance to raise them.
June 10, 2016 High lead levels in water found at 14 more Chicago schools The number of Chicago schools that have tested positive for lead in the water flowing from fountains has grown by two, bringing the number to 14, school district officials said Thursday.