CHICAGO — Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers, attorneys representing more than 900 survivors who have filed lawsuits said Wednesday.

IMPD Chief Chris Bailey appeared in a video post Friday afternoon on X, once again calling for parents to step up.

Opinion by Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk after attending U.S. Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida: “Now more ...

• It is not intersectionality. It is anti-intersectionality, because it erases every other war survivor who isn’t Palestinian ...

When Ameera went to their high school prom, it was a lavender situation. They identified as a lesbian at the time and attended with their male gay best friend to Bourne Mansion on Long Island, where ...

Leaders say the expansion will help them meet ambitious goals of reducing shootings, even as President Donald Trump pulls ...

Chicago's proposed "snap curfew" ordinance, which would allow Chicago police to impose a youth curfew anywhere in the city on as little as 30 minutes' notice, is back in the spotlight at City Hall.

The Scaling Community Violence Intervention for a Safer Chicago (SC2) program, which began in February 2024, has resulted in a 39% decrease in shootings and a 40% decrease in shooting victims in the ...

The mother also stabbed her two older children before setting their Logan Square home on fire, according to Chicago police.

Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, ...

CHICAGO — Attorneys for former House Speaker Michael Madigan have formally asked that he remain free on bond pending appeal of his conviction on sweeping corruption charges, arguing in a ...