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December 29, 2017

Ruling against Chicago cop in Quintonio LeGrier case blasted as 'political decision'

A Chicago police disciplinary body has ruled that a city police officer's fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man carrying a baseball bat the day after Christmas in 2015 was unjustified.

December 26, 2017

Chicago police stun-gun policy changes have officers' union balking

The Chicago Police Department is getting sued for rewriting rules on officers' use of stun guns – without input from the city’s police union. 

December 25, 2017

Special ed teacher, mother of 5 gets 10 years for sex with teen boy student

A former teacher and mother of five in Illinois was sentenced last week to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to having sex with a male high school student.

December 23, 2017

Chicago woman paid $4,000 to have man killed, prosecutors say

A 26-year-old Chicago woman was being held without bond on a charge of first-degree murder Friday, Cook County prosecutors said.

December 19, 2017

Chicago day care worker accused of burning toddlers with hot glue gun

A former day care worker was charged on Monday after she allegedly burned five toddlers with a hot glue gun while another assistant stood by laughing during the incident, officials said.

December 19, 2017

$2B Amtrak project in Illinois hits final phase, safety features planned

A nearly $2 billion high-speed Amtrak rail project in Illinois is in its final phase of construction — news coming on the heels of Monday's deadly Amtrak derailment in Washington state.

December 18, 2017

Grandmother and granddaughter graduate together - with honors

Most grandparents dream of living long enough to see their grandchildren finish college, but one in Chicago was uniquely blessed to follow in her granddaughter’s footsteps across the graduation stage.

December 14, 2017

Emanuel rolls out Chicago ID for 'undocumented' and those 'on the sidelines'

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has unveiled a new ID program that he says is designed to welcome the “undocumented” community and people “on the sidelines” into the city.

December 14, 2017

Convicted child sex offender dresses as Santa Claus, gets probation

A registered child sex offender caught wearing a Santa Claus suit at a holiday party in Illinois last year may not have to spend a day behind bars after he pleaded guilty and received probation.

December 14, 2017

Lyft driver pulled gun on passengers, used homophobic slur, lawsuit alleges

Two men filed a lawsuit against Lyft after its driver allegedly drew a gun and chased them out of her vehicle while shouting a homophobic slur.