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Geneva High Student Pours Gas On Himself In School Cafeteria: School Officials

A soft lockdown at the school has been lifted. All students are safe, and classes are continuing as planned, city officials said.

Bus Aide Slaps, Molests Special Needs Preschooler, Mom Says

The 4-year-old girl reported the incident, which occurred on a District 158 school bus, according to the mom.

Ex-Northwestern Prof, Oxford Staffer Indicted In Brutal Stabbing

Wyndham Lathem and Andrew Warren face six counts of first-degree murder. The grand jury handed down the indictments Friday.

Schaumburg Named 9th Best Place To Live In U.S.: Money Magazine

The Chicago suburb made the 2017 list thanks to its cultural institutions and numerous company headquarters.

Emmy Awards 2017: South Side Native Wins For Comedy Writing

Lena Waithe is the first African-American woman to win a comedy writing Emmy for her work on Netflix's "Master of None."

Teens Charged In Robbins Snapchat Pot Deal Shooting

Cook County Sheriff's Police said the teens ambushed two other people who had arranged to sell pot to individuals they had met on Snapchat.

Sharon Brannigan: 'I am not anti-Arab. I am not anti-Muslim. I am not anti-immigrant'

Palos Twp. Trustee Sharon Brannigan apologizes for her "poorly crafted words" on Facebook construed as anti-Muslim and anti-Arab.

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