A 12-year old boy is charged with unlawful use of a weapon on school grounds after accidentally firing a gun inside a school in west suburban Berkeley.
Providing security along that 26.2 miles course is always a daunting task, but even more so this year following the bombing at the Boston Marathon and Sunday new security procedures were in place.
A whole lot of runners are arriving Friday night for this weekend?s Chicago Marathon and one of the first things they're encountering is long lines at both airports at the new Ventra transit card kiosks.
Some of the world's elite runners are in Chicago for Sunday's marathon, but there are also many other runners whose stories are an inspiration to Boston Marathon bombing victims Nicholas and Lee Ann Yanni.
Some of the world's elite runners are in Chicago for Sunday's marathon, but there are also many other runners whose stories are an inspiration to Boston Marathon bombing victims Nicholas and Lee Ann Yanni.
The Chicago Blackhawks began last season in Los Angeles, where they watched the Kings celebrate their Stanley Cup title, and then cruised to an emphatic 5-2 victory that set the tone for their own championship run.
The Chicago Blackhawks began last season in Los Angeles, where they watched the Kings celebrate their Stanley Cup title, and then cruised to an emphatic 5-2 victory that set the tone for their own championship run.
A weekend summit calling for peace in Chicago is beginning Friday night with a prayer vigil at Salem Baptist Church on east 14th Street for the victims of violence.
A weekend summit calling for peace in Chicago is beginning Friday night with a prayer vigil at Salem Baptist Church on east 14th Street for the victims of violence.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Monday afternoon that a multi-million dollar addition will be built to an overcrowded elementary school on the far Northwest Side.
A man was killed when he was caught under a piece of heavy machinery at a construction site in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, Chicago Fire Department officials said.
A man was killed when he was caught under a piece of heavy machinery at a construction site in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, Chicago Fire Department officials said.
Chicago Marathon officials are beefing up security for the October event in response to the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three and injured hundreds last April.
Authorities continue the search for the remains of 15-month-old Joshua Summeries in a Zion landfill after murder charges are filed against 26-year-old Demetries Thorpe, the boyfriend of the boy?s mother, who confessed to suffocating him.