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A trial date of April 13, 2027 has been set for the lawsuit brought by a former Riverside Brookfield High School student against RBHS District 208 and Gary Prokes, the former head of RBTV, in which the former student alleges that Prokes first groomed her and then sexually abused her while she was a student at RBHS from

CHICAGO — Caretakers at the Lincoln Park Zoo are mourning the loss of one of their snow leopards. According to officials from the zoo, the snow leopard, named Ozzy, died after suffering a rapid deterioration in his health this week. Following the rapid deterioration in his health, staff members conducted extensive diag

West Side residents turned out in large numbers this morning for the unveiling of a special street sign.

​Jim Ruddle, a longtime Chicago broadcast journalist who later left the business to take to the water, died Thursday.

Deral Willis made a splash on CWBChicago in 2023 when he tried to elude Chicago police by tossing a machine gun into the Chicago River from the State Street Bridge. Unfortunately for him, a Chicago Police Marine Unit diver recovered the weapon. Willis was ultimately sentenced to four years in prison in October, but he

The Cicero Police Department is searching for a man wanted on first-degree murder charges in connection with a homicide that happened in August of 2025.

William Copp was given broad access to Flock Safety’s powerful license-plate reader system as a part-time police officer in Prairie Grove, a small village about an hour northwest of Chicago. Flock’s cameras track every driver that passes them, logging billions of license-plate scans in databases that can potentially be

CHICAGO — Felony charges have been filed against a Chicago man accused of a deadly hit-and-run crash on the city’s Far South Side late last month. Chicago police say 45-year-old Darryl Short has been charged with one felony count of reckless homicide and one felony count of leaving the scene of an accident causing inju

Chicago steakhouse fans, this is your sign to make that reservation you’ve been putting off. Bavette’s Bar & Boeuf, the moody River North steakhouse that has become one of the city’s most coveted dinner destinations, is closing temporarily next month. Its last night of service will be Saturday, September 19, giving you

CHICAGO - A 29-year-old man has been charged after police said he defaced a memorial mural honoring fallen Chicago police officers. Armando Ramirez was arrested Wednesday in the 2100 block of South Fairfield Avenue, according to police. Investigators identified him as the person accused of defacing the police memorial