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Live Updates: Chicago Teachers Strike 2019

Classes are cancelled for Friday, Oct. 18 as the teachers strike stretches into its second day. Last updated at 8:20 p.m. on Oct. 17.

Rialmo shot Quintonio LeGrier, 19, and Bettie Jones, 55, in 2015. On Thursday, the Chicago Police Board ruled that the shooting violated ...

WBEZ answers your questions — from who is impacted by the walkout to locations where parents can drop off their kids during the strike.

The “Remain In Mexico” policy has kept more than 50,000 migrants in Mexico while their asylum cases are processed in immigration court.

"He lived the American dream, and he wanted it for everyone else," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.

Saying the city hasn’t met its demands, the teacher union is hitting the picket lines. The mayor called the deal it offered “historic.”

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When complete, Vista Tower will be the tallest building in the world designed by a woman. We spoke with Jeanne Gang, the architect behind it.

Aldermen approved a plan to regulate where pot shops can open. But some raised equity concerns, and vowed to take the fight to Springfield.

Our friends at Vocalo caught up with Torres to chat about scholarship, queer activism and the cultural contributions of Latinx communities.

Robert Rialmo shot Bettie Jones and Quintonio LeGrier in 2015. The Chicago Police Board will announce Thursday whether he should be fired.

A new report says Chicago police officials violated policy and state law in the aftermath of Sgt. Donald Markham’s death in 2015.

The subpoenas went to two government agencies, but Illinois’ attorney general asked that they be sealed.

Arrests for carrying a little less than an ounce of cannabis will be automatically expunged. After that, it gets more complicated.