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Disney Magnet principal steps down after petition circulates among parents seeking her ouster

October 8, 2019 at 4:02 p.m.

The principal of Walt Disney Magnet School on the North Side has retired days after a petition was circulated among parents complaining of her treatment of parents and teachers and...

Lindenhurst man given time served — 32 months in custody — for building highly flammable pipe bombs at home

October 7, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.

A man who had already served nearly three years in custody was sentenced Monday to time served and three years of supervised release for making pipe bombs at his family...

Police warn of pickpockets at stations on Blue, Red and Pink lines

October 7, 2019 at 10:35 a.m.

"L" riders beware: Chicago police say pickpockets have been targeting passengers at CTA stations on the Blue, Red and Pink lines. Most of the time, one or more people create...

St. Ethelreda Catholic School eighth grade student Shakira Luster, 13, shakes hands with Leslie Muhammad, 50, after beating Muhammad in a chess match at a McDonald's restaurant in the 9500 block of South Halsted Street in Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019.

At a South Side McDonald’s, grade school chess players face off against the masters

October 5, 2019 at 8:44 p.m.

Shakira Luster stares at the chessboard, picks up her pawn and moves it precisely two spaces forward. The Queen's Gambit, her signature opening. She taps the clock and waits for...

Chicago police investigate a shooting in the 3800 block of West Grand Avenue on Sept. 28, 2019.

With help from a stranger, a dad is expected to survive after being shot in the forehead while driving in Humboldt Park: ‘It’s a miracle he’s alive’

October 3, 2019 at 7:18 a.m.

The Audi was stopped in the middle of the street. A woman was standing beside it screaming hysterically as she tightly held a little girl dressed as Snow White. Opening...

Temperatures drop more than 30 degrees as cold front moves through Chicago area

October 2, 2019 at 11:28 a.m.

Chicagoans, brace yourselves: fall is here. After an unseasonably hot beginning to the week, the temperature has dropped more than 30 degrees since Tuesday afternoon and was expected to stay...

Police warn of armed robberies and car thefts on Near North Side

September 30, 2019 at 12:08 p.m.

Chicago police have issued an alert after several robberies and car thefts were reported on the Near North Side, including cases where the victim was surrounded by several people and...

Third man charged in River North shooting

September 30, 2019 at 12:17 p.m.

A third man has been charged in the killing of a security guard outside a River North nightclub in March, according to Chicago police Michael Matthews, 41, of the 3600...

Ex-suburban teacher charged with sex abuse of boy ordered released on house arrest

September 27, 2019 at 4:42 p.m.

A federal judge agreed Friday to release on house arrest a former suburban teacher charged earlier this week with sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy for months. U.S. Magistrate Judge Sidney...

Sabiena's mouth is held open as she's prepped to receive a medical checkup at Brookfield Zoo on Sept. 24, 2019.

Rescued sea lions from California find home at Brookfield Zoo

September 26, 2019 at 11:16 a.m.

Brookfield Zoo's newest residents flew in from California on a FedEx cargo plane to O'Hare International Airport last week. Carolyn and Sabiena, two sea lions, were rescued in California and...

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