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The Chicago Teachers Union said Chicago Public Schools has agreed to give students and teachers a day off on May Day for a "day of civic action." cbsloc.al/3QfCulr

The Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) and the United Steelworkers union have reached a tentative agreement, two weeks after the utility locked out 1,600 workers amid a contract dispute​. cbsnews.com/chicago/news/n…

An Illinois judge has sentenced a Texas man to more than two decades in federal prison for orchestrating a $20 million cryptocurrency scam. cbsloc.al/4cvP6MC

But underground construction work on a presidential bunker underneath the ballroom can continue, the judge said. cbsloc.al/3QsktQR

A new program is seeking to get more Chicago Public Schools students into the aviation industry. cbsloc.al/429YD7l

The City of Chicago on Thursday honored what it calls "heroes under the headset" — 911 call-takers and dispatchers, 311 operators, and other emergency personnel. cbsloc.al/4tPld0K

The City of Chicago on Thursday kicked off bus tours as part of its new reparations initiative. cbsloc.al/4vzgcuZ

A coalition of banks, credit unions, and card companies argue that Illinois lawmakers must repeal the state's first-in-the-nation Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, slated to take effect July 1. cbsloc.al/4cN0MvL

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife and then turned the gun on himself what police described as a murder-suicide in their home in Annandale, Virginia, police said Thursday. cbsloc.al/48q2GAf

A long-planned redevelopment of the former Lathrop Homes public housing development along the North Branch of the Chicago River is finally set to move forward. cbsloc.al/4sBBkhq

It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available. cbsloc.al/429nJTR

A 16-year-old boy who died after being shot in Woodlawn Wednesday afternoon has been identified as a student at nearby Hyde Park Academy High School. cbsloc.al/4sFjqKX

The Blackhawks won four of their last 15 games and three of their last 11 home games, but finished with 72 points, 11 more than last season. cbsnews.com/chicago/news/b…

Diamond Harvey, along with Jamari Stigler, was shot to death while sitting in a car in March 2025. Law enforcement found the suspect three days later. cbsnews.com/chicago/news/m…

Reports said it's already at 15 feet in Des Plaines, and five feet away from the record. cbsnews.com/chicago/news/d…

Heavy rain hit Chicago Tuesday night on top of multiple rain events since March, which is why the river is rising. cbsnews.com/chicago/news/d…

Timothy King, 59, was charged with two counts of federal program threat and one count of obstruction of justice. cbsnews.com/chicago/news/u…

The Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline received a record-breaking number of calls for help from domestic violence victims in 2025, leaving the system struggling to keep up, according to a report from the organization that runs the hotline. cbsnews.com/chicago/news/i…

Another round of potentially severe storms is in store for Wednesday night. Your First Alert Weather team is tracking the latest. cbsnews.com/chicago/news/a…

It was a mind-blowing day for hundreds of students and teachers in the western suburbs on Wednesday as they took a field trip to an immersive, two-day science fair at Morton College in Cicero. cbsnews.com/chicago/news/i…