Teacher charged with beating, choking 12-year-old is sixth CPS employee accused of assaulting students...
A Chicago Public Schools teacher is accused of beating and choking a 12-year-old student inside a South Side classroom, making her at least the sixth CPS employee charged this school year with physically or sexually assaulting students. Alayne Pierce-Collins, 37, faces felony counts of aggravated battery of a child causing...
9 people attacked CTA passenger in the Loop, police say
Chicago police are looking for nine people, including seven women, who attacked a passenger aboard a Red Line train in the Loop last week. CPD offered few details about what happened, saying only that the people being sought “committed an aggravated battery to a transit passenger while on a CTA train” in the 600 block of South State Street around 9:36 p.m. on...
Homeless woman from Chicago charged with arson for setting fires at three Maspeth locations...
A homeless woman from Chicago is being held without bail after she was criminally charged with arson for setting fires at three locations in Maspeth injuring two people on the night of Monday, April 13. Shaniqua Fort, 36, was arraigned Friday in Queens Criminal Court on a complaint charging her...
Illinois Man Dead After Medical Episode Leads To St. Petersburg Crash
Ambulance (Source: Unsplash) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A morning drive in St. Petersburg turned fatal...
Woman, 65, killed in NW Side hit-and-run, Chicago police say
A 65-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood Sunday night, Chicago police said.
Driver in custody after CTA bus crash in Englewood, Chicago police say
A man was arrested after crashing into a CTA bus on Chicago's South Side, police said.
Newborn twins and teen mother missing from Dolton
Authorities in south suburban Dolton are searching for two missing one-month-old twin boys and their 17-year-old mother, issuing an endangered missing person advisory as concerns grow for their safety.
‘Live in that limbo’: Lincolnwood families remain hopeful despite school’s uncertain future
Lincolnwood Elementary School parent Ande Breunig said her community is “tired of being angry.”. In January, the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education unanimously voted to close nearby Kingsley Elementary School and revisit Lincolnwood’s future in the fall. The school will remain open for the 2026-27 academic year, but the board’s October decision will hinge on the district’s financial sustainability and...
12 Chicago Suburb Bakeries That Are Absolutely Worth The Trip
Think the best baked goods in the Chicago area live only in the city? Illinois has a surprise waiting just beyond the skyline. The suburbs are packed with remarkable bakeries that have spent decades refining their craft, often without the same spotlight. Expect flaky croissants, towering cakes, pillowy breads, and impressive gluten-free treats, all made with serious attention to detail.
CPS parents push back on May 1 civic action plan
A group of Chicago Public Schools parents and community leaders will hold a press conference Monday morning to oppose an agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union that designates May 1 as a “day of civic action."
