SKOKIE, Ill. - Parents and students are outraged over a decision to end 7th and 8th grade curriculum at Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies before Thanksgiving, saying they were blindsided by the announcement. The Evanston-Skokie District 65 school board is pointing to a staffing shortage as their reason...

Parents and students crowded an Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board meeting Monday demanding that the board reverse a decision to move students out of Bessie Rhodes School, which is slated for closure after the next school year.

A 29-year-old suspect was ordered to remain in custody after being charged with first-degree attempted murder and two other felony charges in connection with the reported Oct. 11 shooting in the 3900 block of North Narragansett Avenue, according to Chicago police. The suspect was arrested Tuesday morning, Oct. 29,...

CHICAGO — Agents with the FBI’s Chicago field office are now offering a reward as the search continues for a group of people wanted in connection with a year-and-a-half-long string of armed robberies at jewelry stores in three states. According to the FBI, four armed robberies unfolded at jewelry stores in Michigan, Illinois and Missouri […]

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is being criticized on social media for a statement he released following the shooting of a Jewish resident in the city.

Halloween 2024 is nearly here. Did you pick up your trick-or-treat candy yet?. This year, Oct. 31 falls on a Thursday, and many Chicago suburbs have specific trick-or-treat times designated by their local government or village. In some cases, trick-or-treating starts as early as 10 a.m., or takes place on a day other than Halloween.

PepsiCo said Wednesday it plans to close four U.S. bottling plants and lay off nearly 400 workers as part of its efforts to streamline its operations.

Johnny Hendrix, of Rockford, was 29 at the time of his death.

This latest round of layoffs adds to a series of workforce reductions in recent years, further highlighting the Illinois-based retailer’s ongoing financial difficulties. Walgreens Boots Alliance, headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, confirmed Wednesday it will lay off 256 corporate employees, most of whom are based in Chicago. Over 1,200 Locations...

We all know that going over the speed limit is against law. It's also know that usually going anything over 35 the post limited can get you a huge fine. Even jail time if the cop wanted to. Somehow today we are looking at people who have gone 100 mph...

CHICAGO - A 15-year-old boy and girl were charged with attacking and robbing a woman at a CTA station this August on Chicago's South Side. The robbery happened around 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 31 at the 47th Street Red Line station where the teens allegedly beat up a 29-year-old woman and stole her belongings, according to police.

A 65-year-old Oak Park woman was arrested for an attempted murder at 7:22 a.m. Oct. 25 on the 300 block of Wesley Avenue. The attempted murder occurred Sept. 23 on the 400 block of Wesley Avenue. Aggravated battery with a firearm. Around 11:30 p.m. Oct. 20 a Chicago resident sat...

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday slapped three men with carjacking charges, saying they took a man’s car at gunpoint from a Far South Side gas station. Two of the men are accused of trying to carjack another driver but they couldn’t figure out how to operate the victim’s vehicle.

CHICAGO - Eight people have been charged with trafficking fentanyl and cocaine on Chicago’s South Side, according to an indictment that was unsealed Friday. The indictment alleged that between March 2023 to July 2024 the defendants ran a drug trafficking ring out of a residence in the 2000 block of West 69th Place in West Englewood.

Let's be real: sometimes you just crave a cheeseburger. Am I wrong?. Think about the last time you had a bomb *ss cheeseburger. Where was it from?. I don't settle for just any burger. I want to indulge in something that's juicy, flavorful, easy to hold, and fits perfectly between my chompers.

Not many people who live in Illinois know that America's first serial killer actually lived in Chicago, where he committed a majority of his crimes. I love a good true crime story, don't you? I remember reading about this guy before I even moved to Illinois. I was talking to coworkers about him and no one knew who or what I was talking about. I guess that's a good thing.

The Chicago area could break a late-October heat record Tuesday, with temperatures more than 20 degrees above average before a cold front bringing rain and chillier weather moves through for Halloween. Such warm temperatures and gusty winds will create a high fire risk, the NBC 5 Storm Team said, with...

CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a woman in West Garfield Park earlier this year. Thousands of men adore this cozy cashmere sweatshirt.Made in USABestbestones|. Laderek Townes, 33, faces a felony count of first-degree murder in the death of a 34-year-old woman who...

CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been charged after a person was shot near Loyola University on Monday. The incident occurred around 2:09 p.m. in the 1200 block of West Loyola Avenue where Tevon Jackson allegedly opened fire in the direction of two victims. A 24-year-old man was shot in the right arm and taken to an area hospital in fair condition.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago police are looking for a crew behind at least 15 robberies and carjackings since July in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.Police said a group of two to four young men and teenagers and one female have approached their victims on foot and demanded their property. The robbers typically pull a gun and demand the victims' wallets and cell phones, and police believe they also have targeted delivery drivers as they approached a home to drop off an order.Most recently, police said the robbers ordered Uber rides and robbed drivers using mace and a handgun, before driving off...