Chicago police officer accused of urinating in ice machine at St. Pete Beach hotel bar

Pinellas deputies arrested a Chicago police officer on vacation in St. Pete Beach after an employee at Jimmy B's Bar in the Beachcomber Hotel said he found the man urinating in an ice machine.

Caterpillar fined $145K after worker falls into pot of molten iron, OSHA says

The employee fell into an 11-foot-deep pot of molten iron heated to more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit and was "immediately incinerated," OSHA said.

Chicago sex offender molests multiple women while on bail: report

A registered sex offender is accused of sexually assaulting multiple women in Chicago while on bail this year, according to a local report.

Woman claims L'Oréal chemical relaxers caused uterine cancer: lawsuit

Jenny Mitchell is the first woman to come forward claiming her cancer was caused by the use of L'Oréal hair straightening or relaxing products.

Suburban high school drops 'king' and 'queen' homecoming titles

A suburban high school dropped the ‘king' and ‘queen’ titles for Homecoming this year in order to give all students the chance to be involved, the school said Monday.

East Chicago teacher charged with having 'kill list,' making threatening comments to student

The student told their counselor that their 5th grade teacher had made comments Wednesday about killing herself, students and staff at St. Stanislaus School, East Chicago police said.

Chicago tenant arrested after landlord found dismembered in freezer

A woman on Chicago’s North Side noticed her landlord was missing, and her call to police led to a string of terrifying discoveries.

Mateo Zastro: Little Chicago boy shot in head and killed during road rage incident

"That child usually sits in the front seat next to his mother, but he wanted to get back to sit next to his brother," said community activist Andrew Holmes, who spent a couple hours trying to comfort the family on Saturday.