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Police responded to a Chicago elementary school Tuesday after a fight broke out during recess, the school's principal said in a letter. A letter addressing the incident was sent to parents and guardians of Josephine C. Locke Elementary School, located at 2828 North Oak Park Avenue in Chicago's Montclare neighborhood.

Congratulations to Rob and Sarah! The couple got engaged at Chicago's O'Hare airport.

A man was killed in a shooting on the Southwest Side Sunday night, Chicago police said.

WASHINGTON (CN) — A Chicago man arrested in connection with the fatal shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum last May pleaded not guilty to a set of murder, hate crime and terrorism charges on Tuesday. Elias Rodriguez, 31, faces 13 counts in a superseding indictment in the May 21,...

Chicago police said the pedestrian was taken to St. Francis Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.

Illinois and local officials announced Cook County will continue funding the medical debt forgiveness program next year, once funds run out.

COOK COUNTY, Ill. - A Chicago Ridge man faces multiple felony charges after investigators said he sold stolen vehicles for scrap using a tow truck and false paperwork. Illinois State Police said 36-year-old Saeed E. Mustafa was taken into custody on Feb. 27 following an investigation that began earlier this month...

Midway International Airport just picked up a distinctly Chicago flavor. On Tuesday, Mayor Brandon Johnson cut the ribbon on a new outpost of The Original Mr. Beef in the airport's newly retooled food hall, bringing a local Italian beef staple straight into the terminal. The brief ceremony, broadcast by the mayor's...

Illinois has a way of turning weekend shopping into a full-blown adventure, especially for anyone who loves the thrill of the hunt. Across the state, enormous flea markets draw early risers, collectors, decorators, and casual browsers who don’t mind digging a little to find something memorable. Tables overflow with...

Like all U.S. citizens, students at Riverside Brookfield High School have certain freedoms guaranteed under the Constitution, including First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and assembly. But departing campus during a school day in the name of those rights carries consequences, according to principal Dr. Hector...