16 kids taken to hospitals after taking nicotine lozenges

Sixteen 9- and 10-year-old children were taken to hospitals from a South Side elementary school Wednesday morning after they ingested over-the-counter mints intended for people trying to quit smoking. Read More

UPDATED: Jesse Jackson Jr. pleads guilty

Jesse Jackson Jr. plead guilty today to misusing campaign funds. Read More

Weather Service: 'Significant' storm headed our way

A "significant winter storm" could bring as much as four or five inches of snow to parts of the Chicago area late Thursday and early Friday, according to the National Weather Service. Read More

Man charged in fatal shooting of woman in North Chicago

Murder charges have been filed against a man in connection with the shooting death of Janay McFarlane, 18, who was gunned down Friday just hours after her sister stood on stage with President Barack O Read More

NIU police chief fired; lawyer says he'll 'fight this in every way possible'

Donald Grady, the chief of police for Northern Illinois University, was fired Tuesday, five years after he was praised as a hero for his reaction to a mass shooting on campus. Read More

Police shoot man suspected of robbing at least 12 stores

Chicago Police shot a man suspected of robbing at least 12 stores since January after he struck again Tuesday night on the Near North Side, police said. Read More

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