Carjackers shoot at CTA employee in company lot while stealing his car

A CTA employee was unscathed Friday after he was carjacked at gunpoint and ran from gunfire at an employee parking lot on the South Side.

Niles Army veteran suing Walmart, Amazon for using his image without consent

From fighting for his country to waging a war against corporate America, a Niles veteran says he has been re-traumatized by Amazon and Walmart after the companies sold his image for profit.

Union: 17 Chicago cops resting in burgled office suspended

Chicago Police suspended several officers captured on video during last summer’s widespread unrest who were lounging — and apparently even sleeping — inside a burglarized congressional campaign office as people citywide vandalized and stole from businesses, a police union official said Thursday.

CPS teacher lockouts are disruptive for students, parents say

About 6,000 children — all of them preschoolers and children with complex disabilities — were welcomed back in CPS classrooms Monday for the first time in 300 days, along with 1,200 teachers and 1,700 clinicians.

Uber ‘will not hesitate’ to ban riders over ‘violent or illegal behavior’ after pro-Trump Capitol riot

Uber announced that it will send users up-to-date information about unrest at state capitols ahead of Inauguration Day and “will not hesitate” to ban users who violate its policies on “violent behavior and illegal activity.”

Amazon, Walmart, Target allowing some customers to keep refunded return items

Some retail heavyweights, including Amazon, Walmart and Target, are allowing customers to not only process refunds seamlessly online, but are also allowing customers to just keep the returned items.

Chicago teachers punished as classroom no-shows protest

Chicago teachers punished for refusing to show up for the start of in-person classes over COVID-19 concerns, demonstrated Wednesday outside the school board president’s home.

COPA finishes investigation into officer who allegedly choked arrestee in South Chicago

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability announced Wednesday they have finished their investigation into a use-of-force incident from May 2019 in which a Chicago police officer allegedly choked an arrestee who was handcuffed in the back of a police vehicle in South Chicago.

CPD to conduct training exercise downtown Wednesday evening

The Chicago Police Department plans to conduct a training exercise Wednesday evening and overnight in the downtown area.

CTU members decry Chicago Public Schools reopening

About 6,000 children returned to Chicago Public Schools classrooms Monday for the first time in 300 days.

CPS touts 'successful reopening' of schools in students' first day back
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LaTanya McDade, chief education officer at Chicago Public Schools, talks about the reopening of classrooms to students and what they want to accomplish going forward.

Chicago police investigating if any employees participated in Capitol attack

The Chicago Police Department is investigating whether any of its staff participated in last week’s attack on the U.S. Capitol, the department announced Monday.

Young CPS students begin return to classroom learning

Chicago Public Schools students began their return to the classroom Monday as school doors opened to thousands of pre-kindergarten and some special education students.