Percy Julian Middle School student Elizabeth Cahill discusses her views on gun violence April 20, 2018. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune) Percy Julian Middle School student Elizabeth Cahill discusses her views on gun violence April 20, 2018. (Jose M.

Kevin Tuttle of the Pipes and Drums of the Chicago Police Department plays "Amazing Grace" during a ceremony for slain Chicago police Cmdr. Paul Bauer and four other officers at the Gold Star Families Memorial and Park in Chicago on Friday, April 20, 2018.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department released a report Friday that shows last year citizen complaints against officers decreased by 9%, officer-involved shootings plummeted by 29% and use-of-force incidents declined by 6%. The police department in the ...

Students in Chicago march to protest everyday gun violence as well as mass shootings on the anniversary of the Columbine massacre.

Chicago Public Schools officials have agreed to give $259 million in additional work to a company that couldn’t keep city schools clean, records obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times show. Aramark will be handed control of all facilities work at most of ...

The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation paid tribute to Commander Paul Bauer and four other fallen officers at Gold Star Family Memorial Park Friday afternoon. It's been a little more than two months since Bauer was gunned down, and Friday his family and ...

Arguing that Chicago neighborhoods are “at risk,” Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer said Friday she will decide in short order whether to enter a 2019 race for mayor that’s getting so crowded, “pretty soon, we’ll have to rent a bus if the ...

CHICAGO -- Trayce Thompson's fourth team in 3 1/2 weeks was a familiar one for the athletic outfielder. Thompson joined the Chicago White Sox on Friday after he was acquired in a trade with Oakland, returning to the ballclub that selected him in the second ...

New Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy, who takes over for underachieving John Fox (14-34 in Chicago), inherits a team that finished last in the NFC North for four consecutive seasons. The Bears haven't reached the playoffs since 2010, and while a ...

This story has been corrected to say the Sears store at Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale remains in business. With the Carson's department store chain preparing to shutter its remaining stores, Chicago-area retail analysts expect the resulting drop in ...