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February 17, 2017

Semi driver gets 10-year sentence for crash that killed 5

An Indiana semi-truck driver involved in a crash that killed five people in northern Illinois has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

February 17, 2017

Video shows Chicago girl's accused killer beaten in courthouse lockup

Chicago deputies have released video that shows the suspect in the killing of an 11-year-old girl being pummeled by another pre-trial detainee in a courthouse lock-up.

February 16, 2017

Charges filed in 11-year-old girl's Chicago shooting death

A 19-year-old man has been charged in the shooting death of an 11-year-old Chicago girl.

February 16, 2017

The Latest: Woman recovering from shooting that killed boy

The Latest on deadly violence in Chicago (all times local): 12:30 p.m.

February 15, 2017

Freed by Innocence Project, Wisconsin man takes up cause

A man who spent seven years in prison for a Wisconsin rape before he was cleared is now an attorney trying to clear another man of the same crime.

February 15, 2017

3 dead, 2 wounded in shooting on Chicago's Southwest Side

Chicago police say five people have been shot, three fatally, in an apartment on the city's Southwest Side.

February 13, 2017

The Latest: Pipeline developer opposes halt to construction

The Latest on the four-state, $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline (all times local): 9:10 a.m.

February 12, 2017

Girls, 11 and 12, shot in head in separate Chicago attacks

Police are investigating separate shootings on Chicago's South Side that left two young girls in critical condition.

February 12, 2017

Chicago officer won't be charged in double-fatal shooting

Prosecutors say they won't charge a Chicago police officer who fatally shot a college student and his neighbor while responding to a domestic disturbance.

February 12, 2017

Swimsuit costs cause stir at Chicago-area school district

The U.S. Department of Education has scrutinized the cost of swimsuits for physical education classes at a suburban Chicago school district, alleging discrimination because female students were charged more for the suits than male students.