CHICAGO — A distraught employee went live on Facebook as she pointed a loaded gun at her bosses, Illinois officials said. Imani Nickson, 23, was initially meeting with the owners of Evans and Son Blacktop…
CHICAGO —An Illinois judge has denied a request to decrease the “buffer zone” between a married teacher and the teenage student she is accused of sexually assaulting 50 times. Arrested during a traffic stop in…
The husband of accused pervert teacher Christina Formella stood by her as she arrived in Illinois court Tuesday to face new charges that she had sex with a teenage student some 50 times and started…
Here comes ‘Da Pope.’ Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was named today as the first ever American pope – and folks in the Windy City are having a blast over it. “From now on, all communion wafers shall…
CHICAGO (TMZ) — An Illinois teacher accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student she tutored allegedly began messaging him using a digital school platform, which prosecutors say ramped up into flirtatious texts … and a…
CHICAGO — Sammy Horowitz’s backstory is the stuff of movies. In fact, that’s how he met his writing partner, Adam Pasen. It’s also how the two WGAW members ended up creating the Justice-Impacted Writers Project…
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green as the city opens its annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Thousands lined the river and packed bridges Saturday and erupted in cheers as…
CHICAGO — Heavy smoke flooded a building belonging to a trucking company after a small fire was put out. Amid the thick, dark fumes, according to the police, was the CEO’s body. An investigation revealed…
CHICAGO — An Illinois teacher was arrested after authorities said he strangled a man during a discussion about politics. Michael Belden, 52, was charged Feb. 18 with aggravated battery involving strangling and aggravated battery of…
ST. LOUIS — The story of a small dog who went missing after she was adopted from a Missouri shelter now has a happy ending after the pup was discovered safe and sound. On January…