''I was just scared. Is he going to kill my mamma in front of me?'' a sexual assault victim said the day after a man broke into her home and sexually assaulted her and her mother.
Forty attorneys general sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday urging the agency to meet its own deadline and regulate electronic cigarettes.
In a Sunday night appearance, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announces plans to build a new school on Chicago's Southeast Side. The project is aimed at easing overcrowding.
A big announcement saved the longtime Olympic sport of wrestling, which was on the chopping block until a campaign to save it came through Sunday and local wrestlers, coaches and Olympians are cheering the decision.
A big announcement saved the long-time Olympic sport of wrestling, which was on the chopping block until a campaign to save it came through Sunday and local wrestlers, coaches and Olympians are cheering the decision.
iPads and air conditioners were handed out by the Chicago School Board to the welcoming schools that are taking in new students from schools that closed, but so far, kids at other Chicago Public Schools have not received these new items.
President Obama is seeking congressional approval for military strikes against Syria and many Illinois congressional representatives are concerned about committing United States military might to the crisis in Syria.
iPads and air conditioners were handed out by the Chicago School Board to the welcoming schools that are taking in new students from schools that closed, but so far, kids at other Chicago Public Schools have not received these new items.
President Obama is seeking congressional approval for military strikes against Syria and many Illinois congressional representatives are concerned about committing United States military might to the crisis in Syria.
Jesse Owens Community Academy on the South Side was one of the dozens of elementary schools Chicago Public Schools closed this year and soon it will have a new name.
Jesse Owens Community Academy on the South Side was one of the dozens of elementary schools Chicago Public Schools closed this year and soon it will have a new name.
A mother has moved her children to Gary, Indiana rather than send them to their new school in Chicago after their old one was among nearly 50 shut down for this school year.
A mother has moved her children to Gary, Indiana rather than send them to their new school in Chicago after their old one was among nearly 50 shut down for this school year.
Almost two dozen firefighters are being honored in Michigan City, Indiana Monday night for taking part in the dramatic rescue of Nathen Woessner when he was buried in sand for almost four hours.
Almost two dozen firefighters are being honored in Michigan City, Indiana Monday night for taking part in the dramatic rescue of Nathen Woessner when he was buried in sand for almost four hours.
Governor Pat Quinn signed Rocky's Law, requiring school districts to purchase catastrophic insurance for their student athletes, inspired by the late Rocky Clark.
Chicago's city council passed an ordinance Wednesday that prohibits the import, sale, transfer and possession of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in the city of Chicago.