Chicago City Council members are advancing efforts to address domestic violence in Cook County after the Committee on Public Safety unanimously voted to extend the city's Violence Against Women Task Force and move into its second phase.
October marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and for one southwest suburban family, the observance carries special meaning as they celebrate a milestone they once feared might never come.
A man was charged after a 12-year-old student found a gun onboard a school bus and shot out a window Monday in the Bridgeport neighborhood, Chicago police said.