Lawsuit filed in construction site fall in Hyde Park
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The family of a construction worker who fell over 100 feet after a scaffolding failure filed a lawsuit against two companies. A second worker suffered a fatal fall while the two were working on the University of Chicago Hospital's new cancer center. His family is expected to file a second claim.

Pro-Palestinian protesters take over campus building at University of Chicago

A group protesting the war in Gaza and demanding that the University of Chicago divest from companies doing business with Israel temporarily took over a building on the school’s campus.

Pro-Palestinian protesters take over UChicago campus building
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A group of pro-Palestinian protestors surrounded the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics building Friday night. The continued protests on campus continue after the university tour down an encampment set up in solidarity with Gaza earlier this month.

Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry to be renamed
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The Museum of Science (MSI) and Industry is getting a new name to honor the man behind a historic donation.

Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry to be renamed

The Museum of Science and Industry is getting a new name to honor the man behind a historic donation.

University of Chicago police clear protest encampment

University of Chicago police began clearing an encampment of pro-Palestine demonstrators Tuesday morning on the school's Hyde Park campus.

University of Chicago encampment removed over mounting safety concerns
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University of Chicago police cleared pro-Palestinian protest encampments on the campus early Tuesday morning. School administrators warned those protestors to leave or face removal.

Chicago alderman finds UChicago's actions against protesters 'concerning'
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Protesters at the University of Chicago had a standoff with police as they tore down the pro-Palestine encampment on the campus' quad Tuesday morning. Chicago's 25th Ward Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez expressed his concerns that the university was not listening to its students and faculty.

University of Chicago police begin to clear protester's encampment
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University of Chicago police began clearing an encampment of pro-Palestine demonstrators Tuesday morning on the school's Hyde Park campus.

University of Chicago faculty voice support for Pro-Palestine student encampments

Discussions ended Sunday between student demonstrators and University of Chicago administrators, but a pro-Palestinian encampment has remained on campus for its eighth day.  

U of C encampment continues
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Discussions ended Sunday between student demonstrators and University of Chicago administrators, but a pro-Palestinian encampment has remained on campus for its eighth day.

University of Chicago faculty voice support for pro-Palestinian student demonstrations
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It has been one week since students have been sleeping in tents on the quad at the University of Chicago. While tensions rose over the weekend, things have remained peaceful Monday.

University of Chicago faculty voice support for Pro-Palestine student encampments
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Talks broke off Sunday between protesters and the University of Chicago administration. On Monday, a faculty group urged the university to refrain from using police to intervene.

2 teens arrested following string of armed robberies on South Side
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Several armed robberies were reported in the Back of the Yards and Hyde Park Saturday evening. Police say two teenage boys were arrested after a stolen car was spotted in Englewood.