May 3, 2016 Suburban Chicago school district keeps in place deal over locker room for transgender student A suburban Chicago school district has reaffirmed a deal with federal officials over a transgender student's use of a girls' locker room.
May 3, 2016 Prosecutor declines to charge Chicago officer in 2nd fatal police shooting captured on video A dashcam video of another 2014 fatal shooting of a black man by a Chicago police officer became public Monday, with Cook County's top prosecutor explaining in unusual detail her reasons for not charging the officer.
May 3, 2016 Chicago police officer in second shooting of black man will not face charges A Chicago police officer will not be charged in the shooting of a 25-year-old black man who authorities said was armed with a gun as he ran away from officers, prosecutors announced Monday, the same day the U.S. Justice Department opened an investigation into patterns of racial disparity in the use of force by Chicago police.
May 3, 2016 Man faces felony charges in non-fatal shooting inside suburban Chicago Wal-Mart store A suburban Chicago man faces felony charges in connection with a shooting that wounded one person inside a Wal-Mart store.
May 3, 2016 Despite outreach efforts, Muslims feel more vulnerable even in peaceful communities As Bushra Saqib and her husband watched news reports about the mass killing in San Bernardino, California, they looked at each other with dread and said the same thing: "I hope it wasn't a Muslim." Although Wednesday's rampage was almost 2,000 miles from this Ohio River town of about 3,300 near the Kentucky and Illinois borders, revelations that it was carried out by a Muslim couple felt like a blow to the years-long effort by the local Muslim community to dispel misconceptions that Islam condones violence.
May 3, 2016 Woman with history of sneaking aboard planes in Illinois and California released on probation A woman with a history of sneaking aboard airplanes has been released from jail to a Chicago nursing home on probation.
May 3, 2016 Chicago-area school district may back out of deal on transgender student's use of locker room School officials in a suburban Chicago district may back out of a deal with the U.S. Department of Education allowing a transgender student to use a girls' locker room.
May 3, 2016 Committee begins search to replace University of Illinois athletic director The eight-member committee that has started searching for a new University of Illinois athletic director includes a professor, a coach and a university athlete.
May 3, 2016 If you've heard audio of the Chicago police shooting, experts say your ears have been deceived Hours after Chicago officials released audio-free dashcam video of a white officer shooting a black teen 16 times, a 35-second excerpt with sound appeared online.
May 3, 2016 Police say 1 man injured in shooting at a suburban Chicago Wal-Mart store Police say one person is injured after a shooting inside a suburban Chicago Wal-Mart store that appears to be an isolated incident.