Chicago Public Schools students are graduating from high school at near record-high rates, but only half who enroll in college will complete their credential within a decade, a new report says. The ...

Chicago police released a photo of a person of interest wanted in the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Armani Floyd in the Loop on Friday night. Floyd was killed, and eight others were wounded in a pair ...

"It will feel like the 20s all day," NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes said Wednesday morning. "At times, it will feel like the teens." According to the National Weather Service, the ...

That is because there is no threat of enforcement coming from the city. If hundreds of teenagers are violently rioting, attacking police officers (according to a city alderman), and disrupting the ...

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For nearly 16 years, María Irma Pérez Padilla set up her tamale cart at a busy intersection in Pilsen, selling the beloved Mexican dish to help support her family. The 52-year-old mother worked long ...

A blistering new report from the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Office of Inspector General is raising alarms after revealing the district spent $14.5 million on what investigators called “excessive” ...

A nuke went off in the Bears' linebacker room this week. It took out all three starting 'backers, and a few of the backups also suffered from residual radiation poisoning. D'Marco Jackson and ...

The 26-year-old woman who cops said was set on fire by a lunatic with a lengthy rap sheet on a Chicago L train earlier this month has been identified as Bethany MaGee. “It is devastating that a career ...

In a high-scoring game, the Chicago Bears recorded an impressive 31-28 win over a Pittsburgh Steelers team that was playing without Aaron Rodgers. Chicago's victory was largely the byproduct of Caleb ...