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Ex-Urban Prep CEO Tim King Accused of Embezzling $100K From Charter School Network

Federal prosecutors charged Tim King, 59, in a three-count indictment accusing him of misusing Urban Prep funds to cover his own personal credit card expenses and then attempting to cover up that theft through falsified documents.

Jury Finds That Ticketmaster and Live Nation Had an Anticompetitive Monopoly Over Big Concert Venues

A jury has found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues, dealing the company a loss in a lawsuit over claims brought by dozens of U.S. states.

Lawmakers Grill Illinois Department of Corrections After Audit Shows Dozens of Failures

Illinois lawmakers are fed up with the state Department of Corrections after another audit found it has ignored state spending rules and failed to fix many mistakes that have languished for years.

4 Months Into the Year, Chicago Has Spent at Least $175.6M to Resolve Police Misconduct Lawsuits

The city’s 2026 budget set aside just $82.5 million for police misconduct settlements, and authorized officials to borrow an additional $283.3 million to cover the soaring cost of lawsuits alleging wrongdoing by police officers, records show.

Wife, Son of Late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer Found Fatally Shot Tuesday

Barbara Deer, 51, and her son Kaleb Deer, 23, were identified by Cook County Medical Examiner records as the two people killed at a Homan Square home Tuesday.

6 Chicago Police Officers Broke Rules After Chicago Fire Department Employee Struck, Killed Person: Watchdog

Inspector General Deborah Witzburg did not conclude in the report released Wednesday that the CPD members deliberately covered up the fatal crash. Instead, Witzburg found that their actions prevented her office from “conducting a full and complete investigation."

Storms Dumped Record Rainfall Onto Chicago, and More Precipitation Is on the Way

Thunderstorms dumped 2.43 inches of rain at O'Hare Airport, Chicago's official weather station.

Chicago-Area Live Music Recommendations for April 15-21

Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop and more.

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How some people charged with sex offenses are subject to indefinite detention. And Yusef Jackson on his vision for the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

Yusef Jackson on His Father’s Legacy, Bringing the Rainbow PUSH Coalition Into the Future

The organization the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. made into a national force for economic and racial justice has new leadership: the reverend’s youngest son, Yusef Jackson, who was unanimously chosen by the Rainbow PUSH board.

Cook County Missing Persons Day Aims to Offer Hope, Provide Closure

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office is hosting its sixth annual Missing Persons Day event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The event aims to connect people with resources to locate missing loved ones.

Your ComEd Bill Will See a Reduction in April and May Thanks to High Energy Prices, Nuclear Subsidies

CHICAGO — A law originally enacted to keep the state’s nuclear fleet profitable is instead giving relief to energy customers due to risin

Over the Rainbow Association Works to Build More Accessible Housing in Chicago

Chicago’s lack of affordable housing impacts thousands of residents across the city. This problem is exacerbated when accessibility accommodations, such as needing a wheelchair, are also necessary.

Pair Convicted in ‘ComEd Four’ Conspiracy Case To Be Released From Prison as Court Set To Order New Trial

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed its own previous ruling and granted Pramaggiore and McClain bail pending a new trial. That ruling came just hours after attorneys for the pair asked the court to throw out their convictions.

Brace for Severe Thunderstorms, Torrential Rains and Flooding Tuesday Night

Chicagoans should prepare for anything weather-wise on Tuesday as meteorologists track storms potentially developing to the west.