Parents, guardians, advocates sue state to block closings of residential centers for disabled

Warning that Gov. Pat Quinn's plans to close the state's residential developmental centers will leave severely disabled residents at risk of neglect, abuse and even death, parents, guardians Read More

Loyola students admit socializing with their accused rapist after attack

Two Loyola University students admitted Tuesday that they socialized with the man they have accused of sexually assaulting them in the days after the alleged attack in their dorm rooms on the school&# Read More

Ex-high school counselor gets work release for sex with student

A former west suburban high school counselor was sentenced to 30 days of work release for having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old female student. Read More

Concealed carry is coming to Illinois

The courts have ruled you have a right to carry a gun to protect yourself. Read More

Wal-Mart worker confesses to serial Oreo thefts

After being caught eating a package of Oreos she hadn't paid for, a long-time Wal-Mart employee admitted Monday to taking junk food from the company every week for four years, police said. Read More

Stepmom of boy kept in dog cage gets 35 years for neglect

The stepmother of a 13-year-old boy who was confined in a dog cage for the last year of his life was sentenced Tuesday to 35 years in prison for neglect of a dependent. Read More

51 untested rape kits found in Robbins

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart will meet with residents of Robbins on Tuesday night to discuss a discovery that police in the south suburb didn't submit evidence from dozens of sexual assaults for Read More

Nail salon burglarized on South Side

Police are looking for a suspect who burglarized a nail salon last week in the McKinley Park neighborhood on the South Side. Read More

Dog rescued from icy pond after being chased by coyotes

A pet dog had to be saved from an icy pond Sunday morning after being chased across a golf course by coyotes in north suburban Glencoe, Pioneer Press is reporting. Read More

2nd District candidates support keeping Social Security, Medicare

Speaking before an audience brought together Monday by the American Association of Retired People, 11 candidates vying for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s former congressional seat weighed in on the future o Read More