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March 2, 2016

Texas trooper who stopped Sandra Bland fired

A Texas trooper indicted over his arrest of a black woman who was later found dead in jail has been formally fired, three months after his bosses first announced they would do so, state officials said Wednesday.

March 2, 2016

Chicago on track for deadliest year in nearly 2 decades

The city of Chicago is witnessing its deadliest start to a year in nearly two decades -- 102 people have been killed and 475 people were shot in the city since January 1st.

March 1, 2016

Chicago homicides, shootings double over same period in 2015

Homicides and shootings have doubled in Chicago so far this year compared with the same period in 2015, and police have seized fewer illegal guns — more possible signals that officers have become less aggressive in the aftermath of a shooting video released last fall.

March 1, 2016

Chicago homicides, shootings double over same period in 2015, officials say

Homicides and shootings have doubled in Chicago so far this year compared with the same period in 2015, and police have seized fewer illegal guns — more possible signals that officers have become less aggressive in the aftermath of a shooting video released last fall.

March 1, 2016

Student slave skit leads to apology from Illinois school

A student-produced sketch that featured a slave auction prompted an Illinois high school to issue an apology Monday.

March 1, 2016

Police: Homicides rise in Chicago, illegal gun seizures fall

Chicago police say there have been about twice as many homicides and shootings so far this year as in the same period in 2015, but that the number of illegal guns seized has dropped.

February 24, 2016

Judge blasts repeated delays in jailed man's terrorism trial

A federal judge says she's unhappy that a suburban Chicago terrorism suspect is still in jail awaiting trial nearly four years after his arrest in an FBI sting.

February 24, 2016

Freak accident with cellphone leaves teen with second-degree burns on neck

An Illinois mom is speaking out to warn parents after her daughter got second-degree burns on her neck while using her charging cellphone.

February 22, 2016

No injuries reported after Megabus catches fire outside of Chicago

Officials say no one was injured when a Minneapolis-bound Megabus carrying dozens of passengers caught fire outside of Chicago.

February 19, 2016

Lawsuit blames Chicago officials for lead contamination in city's drinking water

Chicago residents filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against the city, claiming that unsafe lead levels in their drinking water has contaminated their water supply for years and officials should be forced to remove the thousands of lead pipes to fix the issue.