James Neveau

A man accused of murdering a 19-year-old University of Illinois-Chicago student in a campus parking garage allegedly killed her because she ignored his catcalls.

A man is facing first degree murder charges in connection with the death of 19-year-old University of Illinois-Chicago student Ruth George, university police say.

Officials have released fresh renderings of the planned $500 million Obama Presidential Center in Chicago to show architectural details like an 88-foot glass expanse on a tower.

Chicago parents leaned on family, friends and community groups as 25,000 teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district went on strike this past week , canceling classes for more than 300,000 kids.

As was the case with Day 1, negotiators pointed toward progress during Day 2 of the Chicago Teachers Union Strike on Friday. However, it remained unclear when exactly classes would resume.

The alligator that eluded authorities for a week in Chicago’s Humboldt Park lagoon has been delivered to his new home in Florida.

Three people were stabbed as a result of a fight near Chicago’s Navy Pier, and 14 people were injured, many from an unrelated stampede, at the pier following the Fourth of July fireworks show, police said.

Chicago police on Monday released several records and hours of video files related to the investigation into Jussie Smollett.

Chicago police on Monday released several records and hours of video files related to the investigation into Jussie Smollett.

An energetic Mick Jagger skipped, spun, sprinted and pranced Friday night as the Rolling Stones launched their North American tour at Chicago’s Soldier Field.

An energetic Mick Jagger skipped, spun, sprinted and pranced Friday night as the Rolling Stones launched their North American tour at Chicago’s Soldier Field.

A judge on Friday ruled a special prosecutor will be assigned to investigate the handling of the Jussie Smollett case in Chicago.

The death of the newborn baby who was cut from his mother’s womb last month has been ruled a homicide by the Cook County Medical Examiner.

The death of the newborn baby who was cut from his mother’s womb last month has been ruled a homicide by the Cook County Medical Examiner.

The city of Chicago has released two 911 calls made after “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett claimed he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack.

The city of Chicago has released two 911 calls made after “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett claimed he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack.

A Wisconsin girl who told investigators she helped stab a classmate was convinced the crime would protect her and her family from a horror character called Slender Man who she thought was real, her attorney told jurors Tuesday.

For the first time since their divorce, the ex-wife of Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell is speaking out about what she described as emotional and physical abuse she suffered at the hands of her then-husband.

Chicago Public Schools correspondence provided to The Associated Press shows that the nation’s third largest school district gave a former Roman Catholic priest access to its schools for months despite knowing he was forced to leave the priesthood for sexually abusing a boy of 6 when he was around 15.