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Chicagoland News
The teacher has been charged with felony intimidation despite reportedly telling school officials that she was struggling with mental health and kids not listening in the classroom, and that she "was only joking about it all."
Crime
Another young teenager was shot in the head and killed Friday night, this time in a park on the city's far north side, authorities said.
Crime
A woman is in critical condition Friday after she was shot in the face while driving early this morning in the Lawndale neighborhood, authorities said.
Politics
AT&T Illinois has agreed to pay a $23 million fine to resolve a federal probe into its illegal efforts to influence former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, prosecutors announced Friday.
Lifestyle
In a year when inflation has made Americans' eyes pop when they fill up their gas or walk down aisles at the grocery store, many Social Security recipients worry whether the biggest cost-of-living increase in four decades will be enough to cover their needs.
Chicagoland Business
Shares of Deerfield, Illinois-based Walgreens climbed more than 2% to $32.77 in Thursday morning trading while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 1%.
Business
Buoyed by full planes across the Atlantic this summer, United Airlines is planning another increase in its summer service from the United States to Europe next year.
Crime
Another teenager was shot and killed in the South Shore neighborhood this morning while walking to school and, hours later, another person was killed just half a mile away, authorities said.
Crime
A report of a missing person on Monday quickly turned into a homicide investigation after police discovered human remains in a freezer at the missing person's home, authorities said.
Business
The Chicago Department of Aviation said in a statement that websites for O’Hare International and Midway airports went offline early Monday but that no airport operations were affected.
Crime
Another teenager is in serious condition Monday after he was shot on the city's south side early this morning, authorities said.
Sports
Kenyan runners Benson Kipruto and Ruth Chepngetich won the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, while Emily Sisson finished second and set a record for an American woman.