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On Thursday, Mayor Richard M. Daley named a Harlan high school graduate as the city’s new chief financial officer.

Seven Black-owned Popeye’s chicken restaurants suddenly closed last week with no explanation, leaving its employees and customers wondering what happened.

A 15-year-old boy stabbed a fellow schoolmate Wednesday who had allegedly been bullying him.

DECATUR, Ill. — A 28-year-old Chicago man has been sentenced to natural life in prison after pleading guilty in the fatal shooting of a Douglas County deputy.

The tallest building in America is getting a new name.

Gov. Pat Quinn is giving few specifics about his upcoming budget address, but he strongly suggests he's on the side of teachers.

Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday he has decided to keep the Pontiac Correctional Center open in a move aimed at preserving more than 500 jobs at one of the area's largest employers.

Depending on who’s asked, there’s not much difference between a charter school and a traditional one.

When the number of African American defendants is compared to the number of African American judges presiding over cases in criminal court, there’s a huge gap that's “disgraceful,” according to a retired judge who presided over criminal

A 20-year-old program designed for teenage mothers who are in foster care has become a safe haven for the young ladies, despite society often writing them off.