Milwaukee Public Schools fills hundreds of teacher vacancies by recruiting laid-off Chicago educators
MILWAUKEE — One month into the new school year, Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) still has 51 teaching vacancies left to fill. Over the summer, MPS expanded its recruitment efforts to Chicago, where hundreds of teachers were recently laid off. The district held a two-day recruitment fair in Wrigleyville over...
2 injured in Loop hit-and-run, Chicago police say
Two people were injured in a hit-and-run crash in the Loop Monday morning, Chicago police said.
Evanston resident injured in encounter with federal agents, police investigating
Evanston police are investigating after a resident was hurt in an encounter with federal law enforcement agents. A community activist who tracks ICE activity provided a video to ABC7.
Couple robbed police dispatcher while she was trapped in car wreckage, prosecutors say
A veteran Chicago police dispatcher was pinned inside her wrecked car, with nine broken ribs and two fractured vertebrae, when a man climbed into the back seat and stole her driver’s license and credit cards, prosecutors say. The man’s girlfriend then got into the front seat and began patting the injured victim’s waist
Additional alleged details emerge involving CTA Red Line killing
CHICAGO - Prosecutors have described alleged details about the second person facing a murder charge after a man was pushed off a moving CTA Red Line train on Chicago's South Side on Sept. 7. What led up to the deadly push. What we know:. Kyle Bickham, 29, was riding home...
Push for independent review of Cook County Jail comes amid concerns over deaths, supervision
Some Cook County commissioners are pushing for an independent review of the Cook County Jail, citing concerns about deaths, medical care and inadequate supervision. A resolution calling for the review is scheduled for a vote Tuesday in the board’s Health and Hospitals Committee. Advocates, elected officials and faith l
Burglars smash ATM, but fail to get money at gas station in West Town
Burglars smashed an ATM at a gas station minimart in Chicago's West Town community early Monday, but failed to get any money, an employee said.
Fire sweeps through apartment building in Roseland
A fire blasted through an apartment building in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood Sunday night.
Cook County District 130 parents protest ‘horrifying’ school conditions
COOK COUNTY, Ill. - Some parents in Blue Island’s District 130 are keeping their children home Monday as they protest reported unsanitary conditions and ongoing concerns about custodial staffing. What we know:. Parents, staff and students packed a school board meeting last week, where they spent about 30 minutes...
Loop hit-and-run: 2 pedestrians injured by speeding SUV
CHICAGO - Two people were injured after being struck by a vehicle in the Loop early Monday morning, according to Chicago police. The crash happened around 1:55 a.m. in the 0-100 block of West Ida B. Wells Drive. Police said the two pedestrians were in a crosswalk when they were...
