The Chicago Board of Education approved the new charter contracts after much delay, creating uncertainty for families. Board ...

Outgoing Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez attended his last school board meeting Thursday night as board members consider renewals for some of the city's charter schools.

Streamwood police released an update Thursday afternoon as a manhunt for the suspect behind a deadly stabbing that killed a 21-year-old woman and a 10-year-old girl in the northwest Chicago suburb ...

President Donald Trump has commuted the federal life sentence for infamous Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover, abruptly ...

Elias Rodriguez, the suspect in the fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy staff members, is a 30-year-old Chicago man.

Tarrant County Commissioners are considering a redistricting plan that opponents say violate the Voting Rights Act and will ...

We side with Chief Justice John Roberts in his defense of judicial independence in the face of Trump administration ...

NBA YoungBoy, a Baton Rouge based rapper famous for chart-topping hits like "Outside Today," is officially outside of federal ...

The audacious feat, one of the biggest jailbreaks in Louisiana history, exploited safety issues in the jail that had previously been cited by federal authorities.

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