A judge called the 68-year-old's actions 'not very kind' but not criminal, even after 10-plus kicks caught on drone video.

Cheryl Moore was acquitted of battery and child endangerment tied to a Meadowview Intermediate classroom incident that sparked parent protests last year.

Police say Cornell Carpenter was found near the Babe Ruth Field on East 173rd Street. His killer may be driving with a damaged front end.

Chicago gets a warm, breezy Tuesday before afternoon storms and a cooler, mostly sunny midweek stretch.

PMC Investments wants eight buildings on 14 acres between Orchard Way and the Parksmith Run subdivision. The village planning panel already backed it 9-0.

Nearly 200 Teamsters walked out over lunch breaks and burn-day pay, but the preserves stay open.

The Buffalo, known for its matzo ball soup, is being demolished for a speculative retail building as part of the overhaul.

The Morris motel's front canopy came down after a box truck struck it, but fire officials say the hotel is staying open.

Armando Gonzalez Vargas tried to flee before hitting a barrier, police say. A 26-year-old passenger, Carlos Vasquez, died at the scene.

Rolanda Wilder, 57, pleaded guilty after police initially called the River North attack an accident. A bystander tackled her before officers arrived.

JDI Realty now controls the 2-acre Madison Street site after a discounted debt sale sparked a Cook County lawsuit.

Video from Sunday's Cubs-Cardinals game shows a man in a Kenny Lofton jersey pulling back a young woman as she reached for a home run ball.

Seven teams roll into Wintrust Financial Campus this weekend, plus a free clinic lets locals try the sport themselves.