May 3, 2016 Houston-area man in 1973 death of wife in suburban Chicago, faces extradition A Houston-area man has been arrested on a warrant charging him in the 1973 death of his wife in suburban Chicago, authorities said Friday.
May 3, 2016 Attorney for Chicago officer plans to seek change of venue An attorney for a white Chicago policeman charged with murder in the shooting death of a black teenager said Friday he will seek a change of venue, arguing that comments Mayor Rahm Emanuel made jeopardize his client's chances of a fair trial.
May 3, 2016 Professor wearing headscarf to support Muslims seeks reconciliation with Christian employer A professor at a suburban Chicago Christian college who was placed on administrative leave after donning a headscarf to demonstrate solidarity with Muslims says she's seeking reconciliation with her employer.
May 3, 2016 Federal civil rights probe of Chicago police posts phone and email, invites public input The latest on developments in the case of a Chicago police officer charged in a black teenager's shooting death and the federal civil rights investigation of the Police Department (all times local): 12:04 a.m.
May 3, 2016 Former Illinois state worker charged in deaf and blind man's death after 'punishment' shower A former mental health technician at an Illinois state home for the severely disabled has been charged with felony neglect in connection with a deaf and blind resident's choking death following what co-workers called a "punishment" shower.
May 3, 2016 The Latest: Federal agents begin work in civil rights investigation of Chicago police The latest on developments surrounding a federal civil rights investigation of the Chicago Police Department (all times local): 1:30 p.m.
May 3, 2016 Christian college professor wearing headscarf in solidarity with Muslims placed on leave A professor at a suburban Chicago Christian college who is wearing a headscarf to demonstrate solidarity with Muslims has been placed on administrative leave.
May 3, 2016 Former Illinois National Guard soldier pleads guilty in Islamic State plot A former Illinois National Guard soldier has pleaded guilty to charges he conspired to provide material support to the Islamic State group.
May 3, 2016 Chicago police commander accused of jamming gun down suspect's throat acquitted A judge has acquitted a Chicago police commander accused of shoving his gun down a suspect's throat and pressing a stun gun to the man's groin.
May 3, 2016 Sikhs feeling vulnerable amid anti-Islam rhetoric, but joining Muslims to fight backlash Pardeep Kaleka spent several days after 9/11 at his father's South Milwaukee gas station, fearing that his family would be targeted by people who assumed they were Muslim.